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Direct linkYoun Kyoung Kim; Eusebius Small; Rachel D. Pounders; Salimata Lala Fall; Wendy L. Wilson – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2024
Background: Adolescent substance use is often associated with concurrent mental health problems (e.g., depression, suicide attempts, parental emotional and physical abuse, not feeling close to people at school, and lower virtual connectedness) at multiple ecological levels. Objective: This study examined whether such risk factors among adolescents…
Descriptors: High School Students, Adolescents, COVID-19, Pandemics
Download full textFederal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2022
This year's "America's Children in Brief" continues a tradition of collaboration by agencies across the Federal Government to advance the understanding of what our Nation's children and families may need to help ensure bright, healthy futures. This year's report highlights selected special feature indicators related to COVID-19 to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Well Being, Immunization Programs
Zhang, Lei; Finan, Laura J.; Bersamin, Melina; Fisher, Deborah A.; Paschall, Mallie J. – Youth & Society, 2020
This study investigated whether the presence of school-based health centers (SBHCs) was associated with six substance use behaviors among sexual minority youth (SMY) and their heterosexual peers. Data from the 2015 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, including 13,608 11th graders in 137 schools (26 with SBHCs) were used in the current study. Multilevel…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Substance Abuse, Grade 11, High School Students
Payne, Nancy A.; Anastas, Jeane W. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
While the rates of teen childbearing have declined in the United States, adolescents who become pregnant and decide to bear and rear their babies are often from low-income, highly stressed families and communities. This article will describe the psychosocial problems of pregnant urban teens and how exposure to interpersonal trauma and current…
Descriptors: Low Income, Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Prenatal Influences
Watkins, F.; Bristow, K.; Robertson, S.; Norman, R.; Litva, A.; Stanistreet, D. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To explore the experiences of young men aged 16-19, living in an area of high deprivation, when accessing local sexual health services. Design: A qualitative design drawing on ethnographic methods. Setting: A local college. Methods: A multi-method approach was adopted using: one-to-one semi-structured interviews with young men and…
Descriptors: Males, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries
Esposito-Smythers, Christianne; Spirito, Anthony; Kahler, Christopher W.; Hunt, Jeffrey; Monti, Peter – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: This study tested a cognitive-behavioral treatment protocol for adolescents with a co-occurring alcohol or other drug use disorder (AOD) and suicidality in a randomized clinical trial. Method: Forty adolescents (M[subscript age] = 15 years; 68% female, 89% White) and their families recruited from an inpatient psychiatric hospital were…
Descriptors: Health Services, Substance Abuse, Marijuana, Schizophrenia
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2016
Each year since 1997, the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has published a report on the well-being of children and families. The "America's Children" series provides accessible compendiums of indicators drawn across topics from the most reliable official statistics; it is designed to complement other more…
Descriptors: Crime, Well Being, Birth Rate, High School Graduates
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2017
This report is a compendium of indicators about our Nation's young people. The report, the 20th produced by the Forum, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most reliable Federal statistics, are easily understood by broad audiences, are objectively based on substantial research,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Child Health, Family Environment, Social Environment
Hawke, Josephine M.; Kaminer, Yifrah; Burke, Rebecca; Burleson, Joseph A. – Substance Abuse, 2008
Objectives: To examine the stability of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses among a sample of 50 adolescents in cognitive-behaviorally-based treatment for alcohol and other substance use disorders (AOSUD). Methods: A standardized psychiatric interview was administered at baseline and 12 month later to obtain current comorbid psychiatric disorders. Chi…
Descriptors: Health Services, Emotional Disturbances, Drinking, Statistical Significance
Amaral, Gorette; Geierstanger, Sara; Soleimanpour, Samira; Brindis, Claire – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: The purpose of this study is to compare the mental health risk profile and health utilization behaviors of adolescent school-based health center (SBHC) users and nonusers and discuss the role that SBHCs can play in addressing adolescent health needs. Methods: The sample included 4640 students in grades 9 and 11 who completed the…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Child Health, Suicide
Imm, Pamela; Chinman, Matthew; Wandersman, Abraham; Rosenbloom, David; Guckenburg, Sarah; Leis, Roberta – RAND Corporation, 2007
Underage drinking is a significant problem in the United States: Alcohol is the primary contributor to the leading causes of death among adolescents. As a result, communitywide strategies to prevent underage drinking are more important than ever. Such strategies depend on the involvement and education of adolescents, parents, law enforcement …
Descriptors: Health Services, Educational Strategies, Educational Planning, Adolescents
Mistler, Grant; Kirkwood, Kristie; Potter, Emily; Cashin, Andrew – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
The 2005-2008 Australian National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy identifies young people as a key target group in need of sexual health education, screening and management. For young people who are in contact with the New South Wales (NSW) juvenile justice system, a dire need for remedial sexual health education exists. NSW young…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Education, Sex Education, Antisocial Behavior
Wu, Tsu-Yin; Rose, Sherry E.; Bancroft, Joanna M. – Journal of School Nursing, 2006
Adolescence is a period of accelerated growth and change, bridging the complex transition from childhood to adulthood. This period offers adolescents an opportunity to begin planning for their futures and to adopt healthy attitudes about risk behaviors that can continue into adulthood, thus setting the stage for a lifetime of desirable health…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Physical Activities, School Nurses, Health Behavior
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Peer reviewedSmith, Peggy B.; Gingiss, Phyllis L. – Journal of Health Education, 1996
A survey of pregnant inner-city adolescents at school-based and public hospitals examined relationships between demographics, psychosocial and behavioral characteristics, and tobacco and alcohol behaviors. Results highlighted the heterogeneity of pregnant adolescents served in different clinical settings and indicated a need to tailor educational…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Clinics
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