Human Development
Abuse
Alcohol & Drugs
Date Rape
Eating Disorders
Family Issues
Harassment
HIV / AIDS

Marijuana

Relationships
STD's
Stress
Teen Pregangcy

Online Databases -- try these first!
Use at school or home.  All contain full-text articles.

Health Reference Center - (password available in library)

Health and Wellness Resource Center - (password available in library)

MasterFILE Select - (password available in library)

Student Resource Center - (password available in library)

 

General Websites

TeensHealth - covers a broad range of topics for teens.

TeenGrowth - all about your health.

MedlinePlus - trusted health information from the world's largest medical library.

WebMD - a comprehensive site covering health topics.

YouthInfo - a Web site created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

National Institute for Mental Health - provides information on mental health.

 

Physical Abuse

Safer Child - non-profit website with a listing of warning signs of abuse.

Open Directory - Society: Issues: Child Abuse - listing of links for you to explore.

Love is Not Abuse - contains information on teen relationships.

 

HIV / AIDS

NCADI: Tips for Teens: Tips for Teens About HIV/AIDS - provides basic facts, and symptoms.

HIV FACTS - covers basics, symptoms, testing, prevention, and support.

The Body - lots of information on HIV/AIDS including prevention and treatment.

Open Directory - Health: Conditions and Diseases:AIDS - listing of links for you to explore.

 

Marijuana

Marijuana: Facts for Teens - information brochure from the National Institutes of Health.

NCADI: Tips for Teens: Marijuana - provides basic facts, and warning signs.

Marijuana Abuse - General/Overviews, and Research from MedLine.

Open Directory - Kids and Teens: Health: Substance Abuse: Marijuana - listing of links for you to explore.
 

 

Teen Stress

Stress: Who Has Time For It? - general information with prevention tips.

Teen Stress and its Management - check out these links compiled by a "parenting expert".

Teens in Distress Series: Adolescent Stress and Depression - causes and responses; high-risk youth. 

HELPING TEENAGERS WITH STRESS - causes, results, physical/emotional tolls, prevention; specific to teens.

 

Date Rape

About.com: Date Rape/Dating Violence - check out these links compiled by a "parenting expert"; includes a site specifically for males.

Date Rape / Acquaintance Rape - provides a list of useful precautions, discusses the myths about acquaintance rape, as well as ways to resist acquaintance rape.

"Friends" Raping Friends--Could It Happen to You? - paper from the  Association of American Colleges discusses causes, danger signals, effect, legal implications, etc.

Open Directory - Kids and Teens: Teen Life: Teen Sexuality: Rape  - listing of links for you to explore.

 

Family Issues

Adolescence: Change and Continuity - looks at some of the developmental changes that shape our lives, from biological to social transitions, family influences to family changes; check out the topics on the left side of the mainpage and a click takes you to hundreds of articles.

Open Directory - Kids and Teens: Your Family - listing of links for you to explore.

 

Alcohol/Drugs

Teenage Drug Use and Abuse Prevention - information on specific drugs, how to talk to your teen about drug use & abuse, prevention and treatment for drug abuse.

Drinking: It Can Spin Your World Around: Facts for Teens - general information with prevention tips.

Open Directory - Kids and Teens: Health: Substance Abuse - listing of links for you to explore.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism - government information site.

National Institute on Drug Abuse - scientific research on drug abuse and addiction.

 

Relationships

Adolescence: Change and Continuity - looks at some of the developmental changes that shape our lives, from biological to social transitions, family influences to family changes; check out the topics on the left side of the mainpage and a click takes you to hundreds of articles.

 

Harassment

Every Teen Counts: Sexual Harassment, The Basics - covers basic definitions, difficulty in reporting, and community resources.

Open Directory -  Top: Society: Issues: Violence and Abuse: Harassment: Sexual  - listing of links for you to explore.

 

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders: Facts for teens - general information with prevention tips.

On the Teen Scene: Eating Disorders Require Medical Attention - disorder definitions, statistics, and resources.

National Eating Disorders Association - information regarding awareness and prevention.

MEDLINEplus: Eating Disorders - links covering: General/Overviews, Clinical Trials, Specific Conditions/Aspects, Treatment, Organizations, and Teenagers.

 

Teen Pregnancy

Teen In-Site - Learn about teen pregnancy and listen to what other teens have to say. This site is part of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (NCPTP).

Facts in Brief: Teen Sex and Pregnancy - statistics on teen pregnancy.

Get Real About Teen Pregnancy - fact sheets along with research.

Open Directory - Top: Health: Teen Health: Teen Pregnancy  - listing of links for you to explore.

 

STD's

STDs: Learn How to Protect Yourself - general information with prevention tip.

iwannaknow.org - teen-focused site that provides information on sex, sexual health, and STD prevention.

Ask NOAH About: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - covers The Basics, Prevention, Statistics, Testing, Treatment, and Types of Disease.

MEDLINEplus: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - links covering:  General/Overviews, Diagnosis/Symptoms, Prevention/Screening, Specific Conditions/Aspects, Organizations, Statistics, and Teenagers.

Open Directory -  Kids and Teens: Teen Life: Teen Sexuality: Sexually Transmitted Diseases  - listing of links for you to explore.

 

Books Available in the IHS Library Media Center

The contract for life - 362.2 ANA

Alcohol, customs and rituals - 616.86 BAB

Escape from anxiety & stress - 616.86 McL

Alcohol and alcoholism - 616.86 FIS

Teen alcoholism - 362.29 MIT

Straight talk about drugs and alcohol - 362.29 RYA

Bulimia nervosa : the secret cycle of bingeing and purging - 616.852 BUR

Understanding food and your family - 616.852 TAT

The dangers of diet drugs and other weight-loss products - 615 BAR

Teen pregnancy - 306.874 HUR

Teens and sex - 306.7 TEE




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