News and Updates

While New Year’s Eve may conjure images of a celebratory toast, it’s also traditionally one of the worst days of the year for alcohol related car crashes and deaths for young drivers. And new data from a 2011 teen driving study by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) reveals an interesting yet […]

Stephen’s new column, How to Save a Life, reflects on the nexus between bullying and youth suicide – especially during this holiday season.

Stephen is joining the American Camp Association’s e-Institute professional development faculty. The e-Institute is a component of ACA’s Professional Development Center. Faculty for ACA’s e-Institute develop online courses, facilitate web-based seminars (webinars), and help ensure the quality of the e-Institute’s educational content. Listed below are the members of ACA’s e-Institute faculty.  Stephen currently serves ACA as a feature writer

Teen drivers are becoming increasingly aware of the potential dangers of texting while driving, yet that awareness is not curbing the behavior, according to new research from SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance.

In its December issue of ACA Now, the American Camp Association highlights the new role of Camping Magazine contributor and national conference speaker, Stephen Wallace, at Susquehanna University.  

Susquehanna University, in Selinsgrove, Pa., announced the opening of its new Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) at a gala event Dec. 1 at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum inBoston. The Friends for Life Inaugural Gala celebrated the 30th anniversary of Boston-based Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and marked the achievements of departing board chairman

Stephen responds to a parent’s concern about child sexual abuse in syndicated columnist Leanna Landsmann’s A+ Advice for Parents piece in the Detroit Free Press.

Today, Stephen released a new column, Reindeer Games, highlighting some of the dangers teens face related to alcohol and impaired driving during the holiday season. The piece contains some new, original data from the on-going SADD/Liberty Mutual Teen Driving Research Program.

The alleged sexual abuse scandal at Penn State has prompted intense media attention to the issue of child safety. In a new Op-Ed, Stephen weighs in on how parents can keep kids safe while still allowing them the positive influence of adult mentors.