
Adolescent Health
Professional Resource Brief
Advocates for Youth
Information for professionals, youth, and parents on
reproductive and sexual health.
American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
(AACAP)
Materials for health professionals and families, including
audio interviews with experts on adolescent mental
health issues and reproducible family fact sheets in
Spanish and English on topics such as teen suicide,
teen driving safety, and psychiatric medication for
adolescents. AACAP policy statements, a database of
child and adolescent psychiatrists, and links to related
Web sites are also provided.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Adolescent Health Care
Resources for professionals, patients, and families,
including news, handouts, policy statements, educational
tools, related Web sites, and links to state projects
and promising practices.
American Psychological Association (APA): Teens
News related to adolescent psychology; tips for parents;
links to external Web sites for adolescents, parents,
and professionals.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division
of Adolescent and School Health (DASH): Healthy Youth, Adolescent
Health
Information on critical adolescent health behaviors,
data and statistics, science-based strategies, state
and local programs, and related resources. Publications and Other Resources on topics such as alcohol and tobacco
use, injury prevention, nutrition and food safety,
physical activity, school health, sexual behavior,
suicide, violence, youth risk behavior, HIV information. Includes links
to key resources, programs and campaigns (GYT: Get Yourself Tested).
Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health
Resources for parents and adolescents on avoiding problem behaviors. Materials to help families and adolescents talk together, and an online video.
Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Adolescent Health
Information about federal adolescent health promotion and disease prevention programs and initiatives across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including assistance to pregnant and parenting adolescents, teen pregnancy prevention, and HIV/AIDS prevention. Resources on reproductive health, mental health, physical health and nutrition, substance abuse, and healthy relationships. Resources for parents on talking with teens. Data and evidence-based programs directory.
Education Resource Information Center (ERIC)
More than 40,000 bibliographic records related to the
education of adolescents. To search the database for articles books, policy papers, technical reports, and other materials, enter in the search box "adolescents" or select narrower age groups such as "early adolescents" or "late adolescents." Click on Search. Use the filters in the left navigation bar to further limit your search.
Medline Plus: Teen Health
Publications, news updates, research findings, clinical
trials, statistics, and links to related information
and organizations.
National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center (NAHIC)
Adolescent health data, tools for state and local programs, and resources related to health care services (access and financing, for example), and state and federal policy.
National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
Site for professionals, with model teen programs, publications
(fact sheets, issue briefs, reports, and journal articles),
and links to adolescent health organizations.
National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPCs)
Information, initiatives, and resources aimed at preventing violence and creating safer, healthier family and community environments for youth.
Power to Decide: the Campaign to Prevent Unplanned Pregnancy
National and state data, fact sheets, videos, and public
service advertisements for teens, parents, and professionals. (Formerly the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy)
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM)
Position papers, clinical care resources, and brochures for teens and parents.
Urban Institute: Children and Youth
Online studies, reports, and papers on adolescents covering topics such as economic well-being, delinquency and crime, secondary education, and sexual attitudes and behaviors.
What Works in Youth HIV
Resources, professional literature, evidence-based programs and practices, and technical assistance. Topics include minority and cultural groups (Asian, Black, Latino, LGBT), HIV testing, mental health, sexual behavior, substance use, and youth. (Formerly the National Resource Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Adolescents)
Related MCH Digital Library Resources
- Adolescent Pregnancy and Parents organizations list
- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention professional resource guide
- Adolescent
Prenatal Care bibliography
- Adolescent Violence Prevention professional resource guide
- Bullying resource brief
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs professional resource guide
- Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Challenges in Children and Adolescents professional resource guide
- Health Insurance and Access to Care for Children and Adolescents professional resource guide
- Nutrition in Children and Adolescents professional resource guide
- Physical Activity and Children and Adolescents professional resource guide
- School Health resource brief
- Sexuality Education resource brief
- Smoking Tobacco Use/Prevention bibliography
- Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents professional resource guide
Adolescent Health Professional Resource Brief. (February 2009. Updated July 2012; July 2021
Authors: Beth DeFrancis Sun, M.L.S.; Olivia K. Pickett, M.S., M.L.S., MCH Digital Library