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Gun Suicides Higher Among Black Teens
The rate of gun suicides among black male teens quadrupled between 1979 and 1994, then declined from 1994 to 1997.
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How Common Is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects up to 7.5 percent of school children, according to this new study.
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National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
The study, based on a survey of 72,000 junior high and high school students, draws two conclusions regarding the significance of class...
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The Women’s Health Data Book
The lengthy report on the status of women's health in the U.S. shows that two serious health concerns – obesity and HIV/AIDS...
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Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect In the United States
Child abuse and neglect cost the U.S. more than $94 billion annually, or $258 million per day.
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Interacting Effects of Depression and Tobacco Advertising Receptivity on Adolescent Smoking
This analysis of media receptivity finds that adolescents who suffer from feelings of depression are more likely to be affected by tobacco...
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Role Models, Ethnic Identity, and Health Risk Behaviors in Urban Adolescents
A youth's role model often shares his or her gender and/or race, according to this survey conducted in Los Angeles.
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Learning In Deed: The Power of Service-Learning for American Schools
At a time when students are increasingly disengaged from academics, they are becoming more involved in volunteer and community service activities, according...
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Illicit Drug Policies: Selected Laws from the 50 States
A valuable and convenient reference for anyone involved in drug policy, the data reveal a significant variance of drug abuse policy from...
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Technology Applications in the Behavioral Health & Social Service Fields
This report is based on a poll of 5,000 behavioral health and social service industry employees to assess the level of information...
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Beyond Access: A Foundation Guide to Ending the Organizational Divide
While foundation grant-making for information technology (IT) continues to grow, strategies for improving the distribution and effectiveness of that money need to...
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Are We Protecting Our Children?
In the campaign’s annual report card on laws to protect children from gun violence, 28 states earned grades of “D” or “F.”...
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Coverage in Context: How Thoroughly the News Media Report Five Key Children’s Issues
News coverage of children is dominated by quick crime and violence stories with little context, according to the study by the center,...
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Youth Worker Indicted
Robert Miraglia, a New Jersey community youth worker at the Essex County Office of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Addiction Services, was charged...
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Cybercafe Crackdown
The Garden Grove, Calif., city council last month imposed new restrictions on cybercafes, which cater largely to youth and young adults, after...
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Addiction Treatment Rises
The number of 12- to 17-year-olds admitted to substance abuse treatment rose 20 percent between 1994 and 1999, according to a report...
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Discrimination Settlement
The Adams Mark Hotel chain has agreed to pay a total of $1.1 million to black guests and several black colleges to settle...
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Vatican and Molesters
The Vatican has disseminated new rules for secret church-run courts to try priests facing allegations of molesting children. The letter, sent to...
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More Church Bad News
A jury last month convicted former Boston-area priest John Geoghan of molesting a 10-year-old boy. More than 130 people have accused Geoghan,...
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America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2001
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics This annual statistical snapshot indicates several encouraging changes in the condition...
