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 centers on the unfiltered realities of adolescence, including stories of mental health, identity, isolation, and resilience told from the perspective of teens themselves.

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