Spring 2025: Adolescence

Cover of 'Mind Matters' magazine showing a female face with a jigsaw puzzle pattern, blue eyes, and various puzzle pieces depicting different images, with a reflection of her face below

Mind Matters Issue 01: Adolescence explores the emotional landscape of today’s youth through poetry, prose, and artwork by student creators from across the globe. This inaugural issue includes stories of mental health, identity, isolation, and resilience told from the perspective of teens themselves.

Inside, we feature interviews with Dr. Shahrdad Lotfipour, a leading addiction biology researcher at UC Irvine, and Anaïs DerSimonian, Executive Director of the Yellow Tulip Project (501c3).

Article about teenage figure skater Josephine Lee, featuring a large photo of her holding a stuffed animal with two younger skaters. The text discusses her skating career, dedication, and achievements.
A mixed media artwork of a stylized girl's face with black hair, with concentrating on her eye, which contains a slot machine reel showing a red number 7. The background is decorated with colorful illustrations of cherries, hats, and the words 'BAR'.
An illustrated woodblock print showing a group of mountain climbers ascending a mountain trail, with trees and mountains in the background, titled 'Groups of Mountain Climbers 1830-32 Katsushika Hokusai Japan'.
A painting of a silhouetted profile of a person's head with floral designs inside, including white, blue, and green flowers and leaves. The artwork is titled 'Mind In Bloom' by Charlotte Paul from California, created with acrylic.

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