04/07/21
Technical Assistance Bulletin
This technical assistance brief was developed to provide judges with an overview of brain development during adolescence and to provide an overview of the following:
- Typical adolescent brain development;
- How brain development may be impeded by toxic stress and adversity;
- Implications of brain development in how we understand and address teen dating violence; and
- Recommendations and promising practices for effective intervention in cases of teen dating violence.