Lisa M. Lawson

Thrive (eBook, ePUB)

How We Can Use Brain Science to Better Serve Adolescents

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Major foundation initiative: Author is president of one of the largest charitable foundations in the United States; this book is a major policy statement for the foundation, which will put all of its weight behind marketing and outreach.

National rollout: Working with the Annie E. Casey Foundation communications staff, we will plan a national rollout of events (especially in the National Capital Region), media briefings, and speaking engagements.

Key authority: Lawson has emerged as one of the nation&rsduo;s most important spokespeople for focusing on adolescence as THE key developmental stage in a person&rsduo;s life, and is engaged in major policy lobbying and educational efforts across the country.

Media platform: Lawson is widely cited in the national media, including PBS, public radio across the United States, and most major newspapers, as an authoritative source for information on child welfare.

High-profile foreword: Maryland Governor Wes Moore is a national political figure, bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore, and advocate for child welfare and opportunity.

High profile endorsements: We expect blurbs from significant figures in the child welfare and adolescent psychology, including Peter Edelman, Daniel Siegel, Frances Jensen, Andrea Elliott, Kathy Edin, and others.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The New Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781620979983
• Artikelnr.: 72857502

Autorenporträt

Lisa M. Lawson is the president and chief executive officer of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Since taking the helm in 2019, Lawson has spearheaded Casey's Thrive by 25 percent, which aims to improve outcomes for adolescents ages fourteen to twenty-four to ensure they successfully transition to adulthood. In 2023, she was selected as one of Inside Philanthropy's fifty most powerful women in U.S. philanthropy. She lives in Baltimore.