Adolescents Archives

01.27.2020 a close up of a game controller

Predicting Youth Aggression

Kids who play more aggressive video games show no more problem behaviors than those who play fewer, challenging other results from the same dataset.

Guest Author Chris Ferguson

11.27.2019 a map with a number of locations

Parks as Violence Prevention

Parks and Recreation Departments can be strong, nontraditional partners in promoting resilience and preventing violence among youth.

Fellow Jori Fortson

11.20.2019 a person's legs and shoes on a wet road

Depression During Development

Accumulating evidence indicates that depression and suicide have increased among US adolescents in the past decade in a historically unprecedented way.

Guest Author Katherine Keyes

07.03.2019 a graph of the number of states

Education to Reduce Teen Baby Bumps

Understanding the factors that influence teen reproductive health is essential as evidence grows in the "safe sex" vs. "abstinence only" education debate.

Fellow Jori Fortson

07.01.2019 a graph of the number of people with their health concerns

Teenagers Peer at Their Problems

Socioeconomic status can affect teenagers’ perceptions of their peers’ experiences with life problems, further driving health inequities.

Fellow Greg Kantor

04.29.2019 a close up of a yellow cable

Too Much Time Online

A method for evaluating and diagnosing excessive internet use is yet to be developed, but countries are investing resources to mitigate its effects.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

02.22.2019 Adolescent in hoodie smoking on steps

Tool to Identify Adolescent Cigarette Smoking Risk

Cigarette smoking typically begins in adolescence. Sylvestre and colleagues designed a new tool that identifies adolescents at risk of starting to smoke in the next year.

Guest Author Marie-Pierre Sylvestre

01.21.2019 Deborah Prothrow-Stith

Deborah Prothrow-Stith

Deborah Prothrow-Stith has worked extensively to define youth violence as a health problem. She sat down with PHP to discuss best practices in violence prevention for public health professionals.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

12.05.2018 Neon sign saying "As Long As You Are You"

What’s Stopping LGBTQ Progress in Schools?

Few schools are implementing the full panel of CDC-recommended policies to support LGBTQ students. Researchers interviewed school administrators and school health professionals to find out why.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

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