Teen Health:
Teen Health News, Research on Teen Health and Tips for Teenagers.
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Mar 2nd, 2009
Only about 10 percent of teenagers needing help for substance abuse problems actually enter treatment, partly because of the lack of adolescent-only services in the nation's treatment system, according to a new study released today. The study also found that very few of the available addiction programs for teens received high marks for quality.
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Feb 28th, 2009
Armed with the findings of a new study, Taiwanese researchers suggest parents and educators pay more attention to children’s online habits because Internet-addicted teens seem more prone to aggression.
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Feb 23rd, 2009
In her first national interview, teen mother Bristol Palin called abstinence teaching "not realistic at all." Several studies published in the journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy agree, finding that abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education programs do not delay the onset of their sexual activity and provide inaccurate information about condoms. Another study published in the January issue of Pediatrics found that kids who made "virginity pledges" not only had sex at the same rates as nonpledgers, but were also less likely to practice safe sex.
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Feb 19th, 2009
Students who feel connected to their peers and teachers are more inclined to alert a teacher or principal if they hear a fellow student "wants to do something dangerous"
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Feb 13th, 2009
The San Jose Mercury reports that an 18-year-old San Jose boy found unconscious at his home Thursday. He was rushed to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's emergency room remains unconscious and in critical condition today.
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Feb 3rd, 2009
A new study suggests that teens and young adults who use marijuana heavily may experience brain abnormalities. According to lead author Manzar Ashtari, Ph.D., director of the Diffusion Image Analysis and Brain Morphometry Laboratory in the Radiology Department of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, "Studies of normal brain development reveal critical areas of the brain that develop during late adolescence, and our study shows that heavy cannabis use is associated with damage in those brain regions."
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Jan 10th, 2009
Each year, hundreds of young people deliberately hurt themselves. Now a national study will examine the best techniques for preventing young people from self-harming again.
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Jan 8th, 2009
MU researcher finds link between early education failure and teenage depression.
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Jan 8th, 2009
Sixteen-year-old Lauryn Louise Last is charged with murder of her infant son from drowning. She is believed to have given birth to her infant son December 31. Last allegedly put the infant face down in the toilet, then tossed him in the trash after placing him in a garbage bag found amidst sixty tons of trash in Tacoma Washington. The teenager was charged with murder January 7, and is being held on $500,000 bail.
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Dec 29th, 2008
The purity ball is a place where daughters, age 12 and up, pledge to remain virgins until marriage and their fathers promise to help them remain chaste. A new analysis of data shows chastity commitments made by teens don't seem to work.
