Public Health Newswire, August 18, 2014 As the new school year begins, two studies from the latest issue of the American Journal of Public Health shed new light on potential influences on teen mental health, both inside the classroom and at home. The studies reveal...
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Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
The Institute of Medicine The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions presents a perspective series about disparities and inequities in physical activity. Within in the larger dialog about the role that physical activity has in the prevention and treatment of overweight and...
KnowBullying by SAMHSA – Put the power to prevent bullying in your hand
SAMHSA, March 23-27, 2015 National Youth Violence Prevention Week—a time for students, parents, caregivers, and educators to discuss and determine effective ways to prevent or reduce youth violence, including bullying. SAMHSA’s bullying prevention efforts include the...
Chariho Task Force
Chariho Task Force Youth prevention activities around substance abuse prevention and education.
Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project (RIYSPP)
The Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project (RIYSPP) The Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project (RIYSPP) is funded by a Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention grant. The grants are awarded to States, Native American tribes and institutions of higher...
2014 Tobacco Control Program Data Report: Youth Tobacco in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health, June 2014 This report focuses primarily on data from the Rhode Island High School and Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The national YRBS is administered every two years across the United States by the Centers for...
Improving Access to Children’s Mental Health Care: Lessons from a Study of Eleven States
The Center for Health and Health Care In Schools, 2013 This is the second in a series of studies that report on strategies to sustain children's mental health services and prevent the onset of problems behavior. The first paper "Developing a Business Plan for...
Children’s Mental Health – New Report
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2013 The term childhood mental disorder means all mental disorders that can be diagnosed and begin in childhood (for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Tourette syndrome, behavior disorders, mood...
Transgender Youth and Health Disparity
Community Commons According to the Missouri Health Equity Collaboration (MOHEC) site, “Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from that usually associated with...
Anchor Learning Academy
Anchor Learning Academy Recovery high schools provide students in recovery from substance use issues with a supportive environment where they can achieve success in academics and focus on their recovery journeys. The curriculum combines educational and clinical...