Resources

• 4Girls Health (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
• A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, OPHS, HHS)
• A Guide for Teens: Does Your Friend Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem? What can you do to help? (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• A Guide to Eating for Sports (Nemours Foundation)
• A Guide to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Center for Young Women's Health)
• A Guide to Puberty and Menstrual Cycles (Center for Young Women's Health)
• A Guide to Puberty- For Girls (American Social Health Association)
• A Guide to Using Your First Tampon (Center for Young Women's Health)
• A Parent's Guide to Preventing Inhalant Abuse (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Add Hepatitis B Vaccination to Your Back to School List (National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
• ADHD: A Teenager's Guide (National Attention Deficit Disorders Association)
• Adolescent and School: Publications and Related Web Sites (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
• Adolescent Girls and Young Women and HIV/AIDS (Health Resources Services Administration Information Center)
• Adolescents (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Minorities: An Update (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• Alcohol Use Among Girls - Fact sheet from F030 (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Alimentación Saludable para los Adolescentes: Balanceando la Buena Nutrición y la Diversión (Center for Young Women's Health)
• Amenorrhea (Melpomene Institute)
• Are You a Working Teen? (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
• Assessing Health Risk Behaviors Among Young People: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
• Athletes and Eating Disorders (National Mental Illness Screening Project)
• Awake at the Wheel (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research) - Links to PDF File (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
• ¿Qué Necesitan los Adolecentes en la Prevención del VIH? (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
• BAM! Body and Mind (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder (Kids Health)
• Body Image and Self-Esteem (Kids Health)
• Bodywise Handbook - Eating Disorders Information for Middle School Personnel (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
• Breast and Pelvic Exams: Why You Need Them, What will Happen & Why Not Worry (Kids Health)
• Bright Futures - INTERACTIVE WEB SITE (Health Resources Services Administration Information Center)
• Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health-Volume I, Practice Guide (Bright Futures Distribution Center)
• Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants,Children, and Adolescents (Health Resources Services Administration Information Center)
• Calcium and Teens: How to Prevent Osteoporosis (Center for Young Women's Health)
• Can I Make My Breasts Larger? (Nemours Foundation)
• Catch the Ball (President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, OPHS, OS, HHS)
• Celebrating the Pride and Diversity Among and Within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Centers of Excellence - Adolescent Initiatives (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
• Centers of Excellence - Programming for High School and Undergraduate Students Interested in Health Professions (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: An Update from the National Institute of Mental Health (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Child and Adolescent Violence Research at the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Child Health: American Indian and Alaska Native (Indian Health Services)
• Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition: Why Milk Matters Now for Children and Teens (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Choosing a Primary Health Care Provider (Center for Young Women's Health)
• Compulsive Exercise (Kids Health)
• Consortium on Child and Adolescent Research (National Institute of Mental Health Information Center)
• Cutting (Kids Health)
• Dealing with a Chronic Illness (Nemours Foundation)
• Dealing with Diabetes (Nemours Foundation)
• Depression in Children and Adolescents (National Institute of Mental Health Information Center)
• Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem (Kids Health)
• Drugs: What You Should Know (Kids Health)
• Eating Disorders Definitions (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders)
• Eating Disorders: How to Understand and Help (Kids Health)
• El Ácido Fólico y los adolescentes: Una guía para un futuro saludable (Center for Young Women's Health)
• El Calcio y Los Adolescentes: Como Prevenir la Osteoporosis (Center for Young Women's Health)
• El Infligirse Heridas en Los Adolescentes (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• El Tabaco y los Niños (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Exercise (Nemours Foundation)
• Fact for Families: The Depressed Child (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Facts on Sports and Smoke Free Youth (Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS)
• Find Out How to Keep Your Kids Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Free (Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS)
• Fit Teens (American Physical Therapy Association)
• Folic Acid and Teens (Center for Young Women's Health)
• For Women of All Ages (American Physical Therapy Association)
• Frequently Asked Questions - What Parent's Need to Know about Children's Bone Health (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Girl Power! (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, OPHS, HHS)
• GirlPower Community Education Kit (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Healthy Eating for Teens: Balancing Good Nutrition and Fun (Center for Young Women's Health)
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Helping Teenagers with Stress (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Heroin Information for Adolescents (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Hidden Dangers of the Internet - A Guide for Parents (Safe Network)
• HIV & AIDS (Nemours Foundation)
• HIV Infection in Adolescents (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• HIV/AIDS (United Nations Children's Fund)
• How Asthma-Friendly is Your School? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• How Can I Quit Smoking? (Kids Health)
• How Does Alcohol Affect the World of a Child? (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Publication Distribution Center)
• How to Help a Friendwith Eating and Body Image Issues (National Eating Disorders Association)
• How to Talk with Your Child about Sexuality: A Parent's Guide (Planned Parenthood Federation of America)
• I Care...Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century (American Association for World Health)
• I Think I May Have a Drinking/Drug Problem. What Should I Do? (Nemours Foundation)
• Information About Smoking- A Guide for Teens (Center for Young Women's Health)
• Iron and Teens: A Guide to Anemia Prevention (Center for Young Women's Health)
• Is Tattooing Safe? (Nemours Foundation)
• Jóvenes en situación de riesgo: El VIH/SIDA en la juventud de los EE.UU. (National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention)
• Juvenile Arthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
• Juvenile Osteoporosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Keeping Youth Drug Free (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Kidnetic (International Food Information Council)
• Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS)
• La Importancia de la Leche (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
• Let's Talk about Depression (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Lo Que los Jóvenes y sus Padres Necesitan Saber Sobre La Escoliosis (American Physical Therapy Association)
• Los Adolescentes con Desórdenes de La Alimentación (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Make A Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• Marijuana: Facts for Teens (National Institute on Drug Abuse) - multi-page document (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Medical Uses of the Oral Contraceptive Pill: A Guide for Teens (Center for Young Women's Health)
• Mind Over Matter Index (National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, HHS)
• Mind Over Matters - Brain's Response to Nicotine, The (National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, HHS)
• Most Teens Don't Smoke (Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS)
• Not on Tobacco: A Total Health Approach to Help Teens Stop Smoking (American Lung Association)
• OJJDP Formula Grants Program (Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, NCJRS, NIJ, OJJDP, OJP, DOJ)
• On the Teen Scene: Enjoy, Protect the Best Ears of Your Life (Office of Health Affairs, OEA, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
• On the Teen Scene: When Mono Takes You Out of the Action (Food and Drug Administration, HHS)
• ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse Fact Sheet: Rohypnol (Office of National Drug Control Policy, EOP)
• Overview of Club Drugs (Drug Enforcement Administration) - Links to PDF File (Drug Enforcement Administration, DOJ)
• Para la Mujer (American Physical Therapy Association)
• Parent's Guide to Internet Safety (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
• Parenting Can Mean Prevention (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
• Parenting Skills: 21 Tips & Ideas to Help You Make a Difference (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Parenting the Adopted Adolescent (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
• Parents Matter: Tips for Raising Teenagers (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
• Physical Activity (Exercise) (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorderin Children and Adolescents (National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
• Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
• Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents, A Research-Based Guide (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Promoting Healthy Lifestyles - Disabilities (National Aging Information Center, AoA, HHS)
• Puberty: What to Expect When Your Child Goes Through Puberty (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Questions and Answers about Growth Plate Injuries (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Sólo para Jóvenes: Muchos Jovenes Estan Diciendo 'No' (Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, OPA, OPHS, OS, HHS)
• Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Self-Injury In Adolescents (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Sexuality Guides for Families - First Trip To The Gynecologist, The (Planned Parenthood Federation of America)
• Shigellosis (Kids Health)
• Smokeless Tobacco (Nemours Foundation)
• Smoking: Cutting Through the Hype (Kids Health)
• Soy Unica (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, OPHS, HHS)
• Special Concerns for Teenage Girls (Epilepsy Foundation, The)
• Special Diets and Special Concerns: 13 to 18 Years (American Medical Association)
• Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Sport Initiatives-Tobacco Free Sports (Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS)
• Sports and Menstrual Periods - The Female Athlete Triad A Guide for Teens (Center for Young Women's Health)
• Sports Nutrition for Young Adults: Hydration (Alabama Cooperative Extension System)
• Stepfamily Problems (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• SteroidAbuse.org - A Service of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, HHS)
• Sun Safety (Nemours Foundation)
• Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior, The (Office of the Surgeon General, OS, HHS)
• Surgeon General's Report: Women and Smoking Fact Sheet - Pattern of Tobacco Use Among Women and Girls (Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS)
• Tabaco y Jóvenes: Datos que debe saber (Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS)
• Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Talking to Your Child About Menstruation (Nemours Foundation)
• Teen Suicide (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Teen Talk: Commonly Asked Questions about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) (Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Population Affairs) - Links to PDF File (Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, OPA, OPHS, OS, HHS)
• Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Teenage Girls as the Target of the Tobacco Industry (American Lung Association)
• Teenagers With Eating Disorders (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Teens: The Company They Keep (National Institute of Mental Health)
• The National Eating Disorders Screening Program (National Mental Illness Screening Project)
• The Power of Accutane: The Benefits and Risks of a Breakthrough Acne Drug (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Tips for Friends, Family, and Men (National Mental Illness Screening Project)
• Tips for Teens: The Truth About Alcohol (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Tips for Teens: The Truth About Club Drugs (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Tips for Teens: The Truth About Hallucinogens (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Tips For Teens: The Truth About HIV/AIDS (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Tips for Teens: The Truth About Inhalants (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Tips for Teens: The Truth About Marijuana (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Tips for Teens: The Truth About Steroids (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Tips for Teens: The Truth About Tobacco (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
• Tobacco and Kids (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Tobacco News: Tailored Smoking-Cessation Programs Needed for Black Teens (Youth Media Network)
• Understanding Anemia (Kids Health)
• Understanding Child Sexual Abuse: Education, Prevention, and Recovery (American Psychological Association)
• Understanding Depression (Kids Health)
• Understanding Dyslexia (Kids Health)
• Usted Puede Prevenir La PCP en Adultos y Adolescentes: Guía Para Personas Infectadas con el VIH (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
• VERB - It's what you do (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
• VIH/SIDA (United Nations Children's Fund)
• What Are Adolescents' HIV Prevention Needs? (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
• What is Self-Esteem? (Fronske Health Center, Northern Arizona University)
• What You(th) Should Know about Tobacco (Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS)
• What Young People and Their Parents Need to Know about Scoliosis (American Physical Therapy Association)
• What's the Right Weight for My Height? (Nemours Foundation)
• What's Your Anti-Drug? (Office of National Drug Control Policy, EOP)
• When Your Child is Depressed (Kids Health)
• You Didn't Get Pregnant. You Didn't Get AIDS. So Why Do You Feel So Bad? (Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, OPA, OPHS, OS, HHS)
• You're Smart, You're Strong, You Know What's Going on, Know the Rules (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, DOJ)
• Young People at Risk - HIV/AIDS Among America's Youth (National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention)
• Youth in a Difficult World (National Institute of Mental Health)