News and Updates

Stephen’s new article on LinkedIn, “Summer Camp 2021 – Did It Really Need to Turn Out This Way?,” explores the difficult decisions summer camps faced in the pandemic-era and why some camps survived and thrived, while others did not.

Stephen’s new Camping Magazine essay, “Scars,” discusses cumulative grief as experienced by caregivers of high-risk populations, such as adolescents. It reveals his personal journey of serial loss.

Stephen’s new Psychology Today article, “Students’ Mental Health is Not Alright,” points out that the precipitous rise in youth mental illness and suicides long preceded the pandemic of COVID-19, while also acknowledging that the virus has undoubtedly exacerbated the problems. It features brand new data from a study by the Center for Adolescent Research and

The Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) and Total Brain, a mental health and brain performance self-monitoring and self-care platform, have released the results of a study of youth mental health and cognition. The Total Brain assessment was completed by more than 1,100 high school and college students, the results pointing to the effects

Stephen will join The Lisa Show on BYU radio this coming Friday, January 29 at 9 am (EST) to discuss how parents can talk with their children about mental health. The Lisa Show is heard nationwide on Sirius XM channel 143 and simulcasting on 107.9 FM Salt Lake City and throughout Utah. It is also

Stephen has joined the consulting team at Match Healthcare Design and Innovation. Match Healthcare For more than a decade, Match Healthcare has systematically improved quality, safety, and service in technology, business, and healthcare sectors. Stephen is also a member of the professional development faculty at the American Academy of Family Physicians. ​

Stephen and Dan Michel, director of Brewster Day Camp in Massachusetts, have been invited to present at the American Camp Association National Conference on February 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm. Their topic is intentionality in programming and their presentation will be based on this month’s feature article, “The Intentional Thread,” which they published in Camping

Stephen, along with Dan Michel, director of Brewster Day Camp in Massachusetts, discusses the power of intentionality in achieving optimal youth development and favorable outcomes in his new feature article for Camping Magazine, The Intentional Thread: A Conversation about Courage, Hope, Good Spirit, and Peace.“

Stephen’s New Year’s column on LinkedIn, “The Case for Kindness,” discusses the many ways kindness is being promoted, perhaps especially among children and teens. Thus, it highlights the innovative work of the Riley’s Way Foundation, a collaborator at the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE). 

Stephen’s new article on LinkedIn, “Santa Claus Is Missing,” explores the many ways COVID-19 has altered the way of life for young people, and not for the better. It includes information from the Child Mind Institute, Genomind, and the Mayo Clinic, as well as brand new data from the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) and Total Brain.