Want to learn how the adolescent brain develops and what can impact that development? Wednesday, April 27

Please join us on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00pm at the Weston Community Center for a presentation and discussion with Marisa Silveri, PhD and Barbara Green, PhD.

Dr. Silveri is a neuroscientist at McLean Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.   Dr. Green, a licensed psychologist and the Medical Director, South Shore Hospital’s Youth Health Connection

Find out how adolescent brains develop and differ from adult brains. Learn how parents can understand this difference and act as their child’s “frontal lobe” to help them make healthy decisions. Come and discuss the impact of various substances, concussions, sleep deprivation and stress on the developing adolescent brain.

Sponsored by: The Weston Health & Wellness Project, Weston High School, The Weston High School PTO, Weston Community Health Coalition, Weston Middle School, The Weston Middle School PTO, Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol Work Group

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