What Works for Pregnant and Parenting Teens – Expert Panel Workgroup
The Office of Adolescent Health publishes “Promising Strategies and Existing Gaps in Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens: Summary of Expert Panel Workgroup Meetings during January and July 2012 in...
View ArticleReproductive Health Care through the Eyes of Latina Women: Insights for...
A better understanding of how to improve delivery of sexual and reproductive health services has the potential to increase consistent contraceptive use and reduce such high rates. With this aim in...
View ArticleInnovations in the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: A Review of...
This literature review considers recent and multidisciplinary research that can lead to innovative and improved ways to target, design, and monitor child abuse prevention efforts. The author identifies...
View ArticleWith Pills, Patches, Rings, and Shots: Who Still Uses Condoms? A Longitudinal...
This longitudinal study examines women’s condom use patterns over time and assess predictors of dual method use 12 months after initiating hormonal contraceptives.
View ArticleState Facts on Unintended Pregnancy by Guttmacher Institute
State Facts About Unintended Pregnancy This tool by the Guttmacher Institute provides a comprehensive overview and includes incidence, outcomes and public costs for each state. It also documents the...
View ArticlePutting Youth Relationship Education on the Child Welfare Agenda: Findings...
This Child Trends paper reviews the research and evaluation evidence on relationship education for youth in foster care, discusses the needs of disadvantaged young people around intimate partner...
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WAIT LIST: Minor Consent and Confidentiality Training in Los Angeles
Please fill out the fields below to be added to the wait list for the Minor Consent and Confidentiality Training in Los Angeles on March 15, 2013.
View ArticleSeparation and Reunification: The Experiences of Adolescents Living in...
There are increasing numbers of mothers as well as fathers who engage in long-term migration to support their children and other family members in their home countries. Read article.
View ArticleSeparation and reunification: the experiences of adolescents living in...
There are increasing numbers of mothers as well as fathers who engage in long-term migration to support their children and other family members in their home countries. In this article, the current...
View ArticleEngaging Homeless Youth in Community-Based Participatory Research
Growing evidence highlights the benefits to youth of involvement in community-based participatory research. Less attention has been paid, however, to the contributions youth can make to helping change...
View ArticleTeen Pregnancy Prevention in California after State Budget Cuts | Summary
This fact sheet summarizes the impact of cuts in California’s State Budget on teen pregnancy prevention programs.
View ArticleTeen Pregnancy Prevention in California after State Budget Cuts | Full Report
This research brief the impact of cuts in California’s State Budget on teen pregnancy prevention programs. California built a successful infrastructure of programs aimed at preventing teen pregnancy...
View ArticleTeen Pregnancy Prevention in California after State Budget Cuts
Teen Pregnancy Prevention in California after State Budget Cuts Read summary and fact sheet
View ArticleYTH Live, San Francisco, April 7-9, 2013
Formerly Sex::Tech, this annual conference hosted by ISIS, is a chance for youth leaders, techies and health professionals to get together, network and innovate. Find out more.
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Youth Perspectives on Health Care
This background paper by the Office of Adolescent Health summarizes key findings from previous research on adolescents’ perspectives and experiences related to health and healthy development. The...
View ArticleTeenagers who live close to a park are more physically active
California teenagers who live close to a park or open space are more likely to get exercise than those who live in areas without parks nearby, a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy...
View ArticleHealth Snapshot – Hispanic Adolescents in the United States
Our nation’s adolescents are becoming increasingly diverse, and this trend will continue in the decades to come. Today, more than one in five youth between the ages of 10 and 19 in the United States...
View ArticleYoung Women’s Perceptions of the Benefits of Childbearing: Associations with...
The study examines associations between young women’s (aged 15-24) perceptions of benefi ts of childbearing and their contraceptive use and pregnancy experience over the next year. Perceptions of the...
View ArticleNo Longer Alone A Resource Manual for Rural Sexual Minority Youth and the...
The resource manual is designed to assist concerned adults in creating safe environments for rural gay youth. It was written by Christopher J. Stapel, a teacher and advisor at the Boston Community...
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