All posts tagged "Mental Health"

California First to Ban Controversial ‘Gay Cure’ Therapy for Young People

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law last month the first statewide ban on therapies that claim to “cure” homosexual teens. The...

Grants Awarded: July – September 2012

    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ (206) 709-3100 Seattle, WA Athabasca University, to provide conference support to Massive Open Online...

Queer Youth Fund Announces Half A Million in Grants to Organizations Serving LGBT Youth

Tuesday, the Liberty Hill Foundation announced $500,000 in grants would be given to five community-based organizations serving LGBTQ youth. The multi-year grants...

Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Report: Perceptions of Risk Affect Teen Substance Use

More teens now perceive using marijuana once or twice a week to be a lower risk to their health than smoking cigarettes...

2011 National School Climate Survey: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools

America’s High Schools More Supportive of LGBT Youth, But Majority of Gay Teens Still Feel Unsafe at School, Says New Report

Earlier this month, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) released its 2011 National School Climate Survey, finding for the first...

2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book

OJJDP: Effects and Consequences of Underage Drinking

Teen Marijuana Use Linked With Lower Adult IQ Scores

A recent report coming out of New Zealand suggests that individuals that were heavy marijuana users as adolescents had “consistently lower IQs”...

Researchers Examine Links Between Binge Drinking and Social Stature

  New research suggests that U.S. college students who participate in binge drinking may actually be happier than those who do not...

Washington’s Struggles to Treat Mentally Ill Youth Reflective of a National Dilemma

Reports show many youth in Washington D.C. under the Medicaid umbrella are being left behind as their mental health disorders go untreated,...

“GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens” and “Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens”

GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Les­bian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens: Revised and updated 2nd edition Kelly Huegel Free Spirit Publishing...

What Are the Links Between Housing and Health?

“Your ZIP code is more important than your genetic code,” said David Erickson, director of the Center for Community Development Investments at...

CDC – National Health Statistics Report

Juvenile Justice Trends in State Legislation, 2001-2011

Complex Factors, Not Just Bullying, Underlie Teen Suicides

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As media coverage of bullying has expanded over the past few years, so have mischaracterizations of the relationship between...

America’s Children in Brief 2012: Key National Indicators of Well-Being

Experts Weigh in on Report Detailing High Number of LGBT Homeless

CHICAGO-After the Williams Institute, True Colors Fund and the Palette Fund released a critical study on LGBT youth homelessness last month, Chicago-based...

Immigration Policy Center – Who and Where the DREAMers Are