Lisa M. Lawson: Using Brain Science to Help Young People Thrive - MMCxchange https://mmcxchange.com/ Fri, 22 May 2026 16:36:57 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub Lisa M. Lawson: Using Brain Science to Help Young People Thrive https://mmcxchange.com/detail/lisa-m-lawson-using-brain-science-to-help-young-people-thrive_1777195267 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:31:34 -0500 https://mmcxchange.com/detail/lisa-m-lawson-using-brain-science-to-help-young-people-thrive_1777195267 Lisa M. Lawson: Using Brain Science to Help Young People Thrive

BALTIMORE — For decades, parents, teachers, and community leaders have worked tirelessly to help young people reach their full potential. Now, a groundbreaking new book from one of Baltimore’s most influential philanthropic leaders argues that the key to doing so lies not in discipline or programs alone, but in understanding how the adolescent brain actually develops. In Thrive: How We Can Use Brain Science to Better Serve Adolescents (The New Press), Lisa M. Lawson, president and CEO of the Annie…]]>