All posts tagged "Mental Health"

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

Serving Our Youth: Findings from a National Survey of Service Providers Working with LGBT Youth Who Are Homeless or At Risk of Becoming Homeless

Upcoming OJJDP Webinar Examines the Role of Families for LGBT Youth

On July 19, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will present a webinar titled “The Critical Role of Families in...

The Economic Value of Opportunity Youth

The Unfair Criminalization of Gay and Transgender Youth

Mindful of the Consequences: How Improving the Mental Health of D.C. Youth Benefits the District

Supporters and Critics Respond to Tennessee’s “Abstinence-Only” Legislation

Last month, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed one of the nation’s strictest pro-abstinence sex-education laws, drawing criticism from many organizations for a...

Supreme Court’s Health Care Decision: Good for Kids, What About Parents?

Yesterday’s affirmation of the federal Affordable Care Act by the U.S. Supreme Court maintains several important health care provisions that protect the...

UPDATE: Minor Pot Possession Will No Longer Burn Offenders

Possessing marijuana will no longer result in a lockup in the city ofChicago, but it will likely still cost you. The Chicago...

Growing up LGBT in America: Youth Survey Report