The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD) is the largest longitudinal study of child and adolescent brain development in the United States. Beginning in 2017, over 11,000 youth were enrolled in the study’s 21 sites, including 1,010 youth and their families from Salt Lake County and surrounding areas. Dr. McGlade’s presentation will include an overview of child and adolescent brain development, details about the research methods used in ABCD, addiction-focused results from the first six years of data collection, and clinical implications of these findings.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Report on the latest ABCD Study findings related to addictive behaviors and the effects of addictions on the brain; and,

2. Translate this research into clinical settings when working with children, adolescents, and families.