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Here you can access key research that helped design Risk-Avert including:

    • The latest results from the independent Risk-Avert Evaluation

    • Research and evidence related to adolescent brain development

    • Research and evidence on the phenomenon of adolescent risk-taking

You can access our latest evaluation by clicking the links below

Click the links below to view the full evaluation or the executive summary

Risk-Avert Full Evaluation Report Risk-Avert Evaluation Executive Summary

Below are some of the relevant research papers which contributed to designing the Risk-Avert programme – 

A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Adolescent Risk-Taking - Dr Laurence Steinberg

Peers increase adolescent risk taking by enhancing activity in the brain’s reward circuitry – Dr Laurence Steinberg

Risk and Rationality in Adolescent Decision Making: Implications for Theory, Practice, and Public Policy – Dr Valerie Reyna

Fuzzy Trace Theory and Medical Decisions by Minors: Differences in Reasoning between Adolescents and Adults – Dr Valerie Reyna

Below you can find videos which further help explain why Risk-Avert works the way it does, the first two videos are included in the Risk-Avert training course - 

For further discussions on Risk-taking and adolescent brain development we recommend these books:

The Chimp Paradox – Dr Steve Peters

Age of Opportunity – Dr Laurence Steinberg

You and Your Adolescent: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25 – Dr Laurence Steinberg

The Norm Chronicles - David Spiegelhalter and Michael Blastland

Blame my Brain – Nicola Morgan