General Health and Mental Health
. ADHD Treatment: Medications and Alternatives
. Mood Gym
. Caffeine for Sleep Deprived Teens
. Pesticides May Cause Leukemia
. Are Backpacks Dangerous for Kids?
. Helping Kids Cope with Disaster
. Race and Friendships
. Wake Up and Read This!: Research on Sleep Deprivation
. Sleepy Children
. Schools and Sleep Deprivation
. Coping Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth
. Adults Really Do Matter to Kids
. Preventing and Treating Kids' Depression Without Drugs
. Feeling Down and Acting Tough: Girls and Depression
Brain Development
. Mom was Right: Teen Brains are Different
. Message from Teen Brains: It’s Not Too Late!
Cancer
. The Cervical Cancer Vaccine: What Every Woman Should Know and What the Future Holds
Dating and Sex
. Teen Pregnancy and Intelligence
. Morning After Pills
. HIV is Increasing Dramatically Among Teen Girls
. Adolescents Take Risks with AIDS
. Fatherhood Puts Boys at Risk
. Less Sex, More Condoms, Fewer Teen Births
. Dolls Are Not a Substitute for Babies
. See dating violence articles in "News You Can Use on Kids and Violence"
Dieting, Weight, and Physical Activity
. Fast Food Facts: Calories and Fat
. Obesity, TV and Soft Drinks
. Sticks and Stones: Does Teasing Hurt?
. Weight Report Cards?
. Recreation Programs Work
. Reading, Writing and Soft Drinks
. Obesity Hurts Quality of Life
. Curing Obesity?
. Free Time
. Is the Skinny Pill for Kids Safe?
. Weight and Body Image: A Problem for Boys and Girls of All Races
. Invisible Obesity
. Girls and Weight Control: Let Them Eat Cake?
. Couch Potatoes Beware
Drinking and Drugs
. HBO
film on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat addiction
. Teen Jobs and Drug Use
. Just One Drink Can be Too Many
. Does Smoking Marijuana Predict Other Drug Use?
. Reducing Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use
. Smoking Marijuana: An Update
. The Impact of Marijuana
. Huffing Glue, Paint, and Cleaners
. Drinking Now, Problems Later
. ALERT: Brain Damage from Drug Use
. Drunk Drivers and Young Passengers
Early Puberty and Problems in Sexual Development
. Phthalates and Children’s Products
. Are Pretty Products Causing Early Puberty?
. Boys To Men
. When Little Girls Become Women
. Girls to Women
Health Insurance
. Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Infants and Breastfeeding
. Back to Sleep! A Campaign Against SIDS
. Breastfeeding and Rickets
(PDF Format)
. Breast Surgery Likely To Cause Breastfeeding Problems
The Medicine Cabinet
. The Facts About Medication for Colds and the Flu
. Lice are Lousy but not Unhealthy
. Just Say No to Lice, But Not to Nits
. Immunizing Your Child
. Tampon Safety
Mentoring and Role Models
. Mentoring Can Make A Difference
. Role Models For Urban Youth
Risky Behaviors
. Are religious kids more likely to be good?
. What Causes Teen Pregnancy, Violence, and Drug Use?
. Reaching Out to Homeless and Runaway Youth
. Sleep, Safety, Drugs, Teen Pregnancy, and Other Reasons to Change School Times
Smoking
. How does smoking start?
. Smoking and Girls
. Nicotine Patches And Teens
. Anti-smoking Campaigns Can Prevent Teen Smoking
. Another Reason Not to Smoke
Sports
. Soccer and Brain Injuries
. Making Baseball Safer for Kids
. Girls and Sports
. Jocks, Head Injuries, and Learning Problems
. Girls, Sports and Soda: A Bad Mix?
. Sports Can Hurt As Well As Help Urban Youth
Toys and Other Children's Products
. Toys-R-Dangerous?
Vaccines
. Immunizing Your Child
Violence and Kids
Media
. Violent Songs
. Reducing the Dangers of the Internet
. Teens as Online Victims
. Media and Kids: Everything You Were Afraid to Ask
. Copy Cats that Kill
. Violence in G (G-Rated Animated Films)
. Violent Video Games Can Increase Aggression
Dating and Violence
. Dating
Violence: What Everyone Needs to Know
(Print Brochure)
. Surviving Sexual Assault
. Dating Violence Inspires Other Problems
. Is Stalking More Common Than We Think?
. Teen Mothers as Targets of Violence
. Dating and Other Dangers for High School Girls
. Boyfriends, Violence, and Teen Pregnancy
. Dating Violence: A Two Way Street, But Girls Are Hurt Most
. Teen Love as a Four Letter Word
. Do Virginity Pledges Delay Teen Sex?
. Dating Violence and Foster Care
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
. When Relatives Care for Kin
. Father Figures are the Answer, But What is the Question?
. Linking Spouse and Child Abuse
. Witnessing Violence at Home
Teen Suicide
. How Childhood and Youth Experiences Link to Suicide
. Research on Teen Suicide
. Smoking, Drinking, Marijuana, Family Problems, and Suicide
Other Violence
. Bullying and Violence
. Youth Violence in Rural Areas
. Can Schools Prevent Violence?
. When Silence Means Violence
. Does Counseling After Tragedy Really Help?
. Can the Calendar Predict School Violence?
. State Gun Control Laws Work, Sort Of
. Guns at Home
. Girls and Crime
. When Little Kids Become Violent Teens
. What is to Blame for Youth Violence?: The Media, Guns, Parenting, Poverty, Bad Programs or ...
. Is there a Youth Violence Epidemic?
. Research on Teen Violence: Classroom Killers and Teen Suicide
. Lessons for Littleton: What Research Can and Can’t Tell Us
. Back to School Lessons: The V (Violence) Joins the Three R’s
. TV Wrestling and Dating Don't Mix
News You Can Use on Health Topics