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Message to the People of China

The International School Psychology Association (ISPA) Executive Committee and members wish to extend our deepest concerns and sympathy to our Chinese colleagues and all the affected families following the recent earthquake in Sichuan Province. The enormous loss of life and destruction of property is truly heartbreaking. ISPA and its members extend our thoughts and concern for each family and community involved. We want you to know that others around the world care about your safety and well-being. The people of China can feel proud of the way people are helping each other during such a crisis. The Chinese saying “out of danger comes opportunity” offers hope for recovery and rebuilding. We know the Chinese people are strong and will cope with this tragedy with the support of each other and the support of the world.

ISPA Executive Committee
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book cover Emerging and Young Adulthood: Multiple Perspectives, Diverse Narratives

Varda Konstam, Ph.D., MSPA member

The delayed onset of maturity from adolescence to adulthood is gaining the considerable attention of scholars, not to mention that of the parents and the young adults themselves. The chapters in this volume examine the experiences of numerous individuals in their 20s and early 30s – as well as parents and employers – the end result of which is a finely nuanced, research-based portrait of today’s aging adolescents and the increasingly high hurdles they must jump to reach full-fledged adulthood.

Varda Konstam, Ph.d., is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

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