All posts tagged "Mental Health"

Alcohol Use Common Among Kids, Study Says

Two out of five second-graders have tasted alcohol, a number that shoots up to six out of ten for 12-year-olds, according to...

Two ‘Cool Girls’ Beat the Odds

“You still have all this stuff?” Erica Gibson, a 32-year-old computer application developer consultant, cannot believe that Joan Thomas — her childhood...

Helping Can Hurt

Four years ago, a valued long-time staff member walked into Dr. Ginny Sprang’s office and announced suddenly that she was quitting. The...

Resources for Professionals to Help Prevent Secondary Traumatic Stress

National Child Traumatic Stress Network – nctsn.org This collaborative of organizations and individuals has a workgroup on secondary traumatic stress, and several...

How to Reduce the Risk of Secondary Trauma

Avoiding or dealing with secondary traumatic stress requires action by both individual professionals and organizations as a whole: Engage in self care....

KIDS COUNT: State of the Child in Tennessee

Take Pride in Supporting LGBTQ Youth

June marks Pride month, an annual celebration by and for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and our allies. For LGBTQ...

No Age Restrictions on Plan B Pill After FDA Drops Appeal

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday it will comply with a U.S. District Judge’s order to allow sale of...

Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012

Neighborhoods and Infectious Disease Risk: Acquisition of Chlamydia during the Transition to Young Adulthood

A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America’s Future

Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin

Record Drops in Teen Birth Rate

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) finds that teen birth rates have...

Association Between Exposure to Suicide and Suicidality Outcomes in Youth

Teen Suicide May Be “Contagious,” Says Canadian Study

A new report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that teenagers may be at greater risk if they know of classmates...

Health Care Difficult to Obtain for Young Adults, With Lack of Insurance as Biggest Barrier

On a webinar held this week by the National Resource Center for Youth Development, M. Jane Park, Project Coordinator for the National...

Update: Boy Scouts Open Historic Doors To Gay Youth; Decision on Adults Awaits

Written by Cameron Albert-Deitch / Originally appeared in The Chicago Bureau The Boy Scouts of America lifted its longstanding ban on openly gay youths participating in its activities...

Kids and Trauma: Maintaining a Watchful Calm After the Oklahoma Disaster

Videos taken within flattened schools by survivors of this week’s Oklahoma tornadoes show the damage through a simple lens. Children see things...

Researchers Say Drinking During Puberty Could Lead to Alcohol Problems In Adulthood

Are kids who drink during puberty more likely than other young people to become heavy drinkers once they are older? According to...

Teens, Social Media, and Privacy