Youth At Risk
Friday's Progress Notes - April 21, 2010
Mental Health Information - Vol. 14 Issue 4
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CONTENTS
1. Treating adolescents in crisis
2. Cyber bullying
3. Online video gaming
4. Counseling military children and teens
5. Teen use of performance-enhancing substances
6. Addressing the needs of LGBTQ youth in foster care
7. Reducing teen tobacco use
8. Sexualization of adolescent girls
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Dear Colleagues,
Although young people often consider themselves to be invincible, many things can put them at risk. Today's newsletter addresses some of the issues relevant to today's youth.
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Jack
John L. Miller, MD
1. CURRENT PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
Adolescents in Crisis: When To Admit for Self-Harm or Aggressive Behavior
The decision to admit rests on the patient's risk of harm, functional status, and family support. (Complimentary registration required.)
http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/article_pages.asp?AID=8250
2. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
Electronic Media and Youth Violence: A CDC Issue Brief for Educators and Caregivers
This brief reviews electronic aggression and provides strategies for addressing the issue with young people.
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/EA-brief-a.pdf
3. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: VIRTUAL MENTOR
Lost in the Web: Compulsive Video Gaming
The Internet provides new forms of connection and self-expression for a younger generation.
http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2008/01/ccas3-0801.html
4. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING DIGEST
Counseling Children of Deployed Family Members
Professional counselors are faced with the challenge of assisting children and adolescents with the effects caused by deployment.
5. CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS
Performance-Enhancing Substances in Teens
The pressures to perform and improve physical appearance are driving teens to experiment with performance-enhancing agents.
6. CASA CONNECTION MAGAZINE
Addressing the Needs of LGBTQ Youth in Care
This article reviews what some youth-serving agencies are doing to support these young people.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=333
7. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Reducing Tobacco Use in Adolescents
Experts recommend screening for tobacco use and exposure at every patient visit.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20080215/483.html
8. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Report of the Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls
This report explores the cognitive and emotional consequences, consequences for mental and physical health, and impact on development of a healthy sexual self-image.
http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/girls/report-full.pdf
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