Screening for and prevention of high risk behaviors are a critical part of providing high
quality health care for adolescents. Today's newsletter touches on a broad range of health
issues relevant to teenagers.
One prevention program, "Warning Signs," a joint project on youth violence
between the American Psychological Association and MTV appears to be working. The APA's
Practice Directorate has encouraged practitioners to become involved in conducting youth
forums on violence prevention. Below is an article on the success of these efforts and
information on how to obtain a forum planning kit.
2.APA MONITOR Youth Violence Prevention - Warning Signs
Parents, teachers, school administrators and youth are listening-and talking-about violent behavior & how to prevent it. The APA provides a Warning Signs guide.
3.CENTER FOR
DISEASE CONTROL Assessing Health Risk Behaviors Among Young People
Risk behaviors include tobacco use, unhealthy diet, inadequate physical activity, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors that may result in HIV infection, other sexually
transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancies, violence and suicide, and motor vehicle
crashes. (Note: This site is graphic intensive and may be slow loading.) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5505a1.htm
4.AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Guidelines fo Adolescent Preventive Services
The goal of GAPS is to improve health care delivery to adolescents using primary and
secondary interventions to prevent and reduce adolescent morbidity and mortality. GAPS
includes recommendations for screening of biomedical, behavioral, & emotional
conditions. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/39/gapsmono.pdf
7.NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH Depression in Children and Adolescents
Depressive disorders, which include major depressive disorder (unipolar depression), dysthymic disorder (chronic, mild depression), and bipolar disorder (manic-depression), can have far reaching effects on the functioning and adjustment of young people. http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/ChildDepression.html
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