Exposure to violent video games increases automatic aggressiveness
This study investigated the effects of the violent video game, DOOM, on students’ self-concept of aggression.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents • 2004

Parental Job Loss and Early Adolescent Adjustment in Black and White Families
This study uses data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey to assess the impact of parental job loss on adolescents' academic achievement, school attendance, and psychological adjustment.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies • February 2002

A Portrait of Well-Being in Early Adulthood
This study uses measures such as financial self-sufficiency, educational attainment, health behaviours and civic involvement to gauge the well-being of 25-year-olds in the United States.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Trends • October 2003

The Development of Children Ages 6 to 14
This article examines the many physical, psychological, and social changes that are experienced in late childhood and early adolescence.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Future of Children • Fall 1999

Outcomes for Youths with Serious Emotional Disturbance in Secondary School and Early Adulthood
This article describes the school performance, social experiences, employment patterns, and independence levels of students with serious emotional disturbances.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1995

Violence and Today's Youth
This article discusses the current knowledge about the patterns of youth violence, reviews existing theories that seek to explain this phenomenon, and analyzes the effectiveness of existing interventions.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Future of Children • Winter 1994

Preparing Diverse Adolescents for the Transition to Adulthood
This article examines the extent to which youth from immigrant and minority backgrounds achieve the educational attainment, employment success, and physical and mental health necessary for a successful adult life.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Future of Children • Summer 2004

"Caution! Kids at Play?" Unstructured Time Use among Children and Adolescents

• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Vanier Institute of the Family • October 1, 2009

Generation M2 Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-Olds
This report is a study of American youth and the influential of media on their lives.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • January 2010

An Investigation into the Feasibility of Collecting Data on the Involvement of Adults and Youth with Mental Health Issues in the Criminal Justice System
This report examines the possibility of collecting data on the involvement of adults and youths with mental health issuesin the criminal justice system.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada • 01/03/2009

Welfare Reform: Adolescent Girls in Transition - A One Year Follow-up Study
This follow-up study looks at the characteristics and outcomes of adolescent girls in welfare-reliant families that are affected by welfare reforms.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute • June 2003

Welfare Reform: Adolescent Girls in Transition
This paper looks at the characteristics and outcomes of adolescent girls in welfare-reliant families affected by welfare reforms.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute • June 2002

Girls and Drugs. A New Analysis: Recent Trends, Risk factors and Consequences
This report discusses the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse among female adolescents in America.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of National Drug Control Policy • February 9, 2006

Promoting Positive Mental and Emotional Health in Teens: Some Lessons from Research
This paper explores the mental and emotional health problems that may be faced by adolescents, and assesses the effectiveness of various interventions.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Trends • September 01, 2002

Mapping Adolescent Health Risk Behaviours
This paper discusses the relationship between child abuse and neglect and serious risk-taking behaviours in adolescence.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare • 2004

Family Structure Transitions and Adolescent Well-Being
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, this study examines the influence of family instability, particularly changes in parental living arrangements, on adolescent delinquency, depression, and academic difficulties.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Center for Family and Demographic Research • 2004

Family Structure Measurement: Reconciling Adolescent and Mother Reports of Cohabiting Stepfamilies
This paper discusses the difficulties encountered when attempting to measure the prevalence and effects of cohabitation.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Center for Family and Demographic Research • 2004

Parenting Effects on Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem in Late Adolescence and How Those Factors Impact Adjustment to College
This study evaluates the effect of two parenting styles on the self-efficacy and self-esteem of high school seniors entering college.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Eastern Psychological Association • March 23, 2007

On Relative Effects of Parenting Behaviors and Parent-Adolescent Relationships on Adolescent Self-Evaluations
This paper explores whether parent-adolescent relationship quality or parenting behaviours are more directly linked to adolescent self-evaluations.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Society for Research on Adolescence • April 11, 2002

A Minority Report: Fundamental Concerns about the CDC Meta-analysis of Group-based Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy, HIV and Other STIs
This report is written with concerns about the comprehensive risk reduction stategy to combat the spreading of sexually transmitted infections among American adolescents.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention • November 18, 2009

The Impact of Violence on Mental Health: A Guide to the Literature
This paper gives an overview of the the various types of violence and abuse (child, spousal, elder), and discusses the impact of violence on mental health including increased fear and aggressiveness, depression, and suicide.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • February 01, 1995

A Profile of Clinical Depression in Canada
This paper describes the social implications of depression in Canada.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Research Data Centre Network • February 2008

Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence: A 20 Year Prospective Study
This study examines personal and family background factors that affect an individual's risk of either experiencing or committing acts of domestic violence in adulthood.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Psychological Association • 2003

Non-Medical Marijuana II: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette?
This paper discusses the health risks associated with using marijuana for non-medical purposes, and draws connections between marijuana use and the use of other drugs.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • April 01, 2004

Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse and America's Schools
This analysis of data relating to substance abuse by young people in American schools finds that an alarming number of middle and high school students attend schools where alcohol, drugs, and tobacco are kept and sold.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • September 01, 2001

Substance Abuse and Learning Disabilities: Peas in a Pod or Apples and Oranges?
This paper demonstrates that a variety of factors place children with learning disabilities at greater risk of substance abuse later in life, and argues that early intervention is necessary in order to reduce this risk.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • September 01, 2000

Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data: General Facts and Stats
This document provides general information about prevelance of teen pregnancy and the attitutdes towards it in the United States.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Unplanned Pregnancy • May 2008

Immediate and Long-Term Impacts of Child Sexual Abuse
This paper discusses the psychological, developmental and relational problems that are associated with childhood sexual abuse.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1994

Swallowing the Hurt: Exploring the Links Between Anorexia, Bulemia, and Violence Against Women and Girls
This paper examines the connection between eating disorders and violence against females, and finds that there is a strong link between experiences of violence and the onset of food disorders in women and girls.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • October 01, 2001

Florida's Young Chronic Offenders
This study describes chronic young offenders in Florida, looks at the social costs associated with their criminal activity, and offers suggestions for intervention and policy-making.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Florida State University Family Institute • Spring 1999

Music Preferences, Personality Style, and Developmental Issues of Adolescents
This study examines personality traits and developmental issues of 164 adolescents by type of music they prefer.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Journal of Youth and Adolescence • June 2003

Paternal age and schizophrenia: a population based cohort study
This study examined over 700,000 individuals born and living in Sweden.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• British Medical Association • 22/10/2004

Parents' Problem Solving with Preadolescents and its Association with Social Withdrawal at School: Considering Parents' Stress and Child Gender
This study explores interrelationships between parental stress, problem solving and adolescent social withdrawal.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2005

Do Fathers Matter Uniquely for Adolescent Well-Being?
This study examines existing research to show that biological mothers and fathers are both important to the development of their children.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Institute for American Values • October 2008

Advancing Paternal Age and Autism
This study used the records of the Israeli Draft Board to study the possible link between advanced paternal age at birth of children and autism in those children.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Medical Association • September 2006

Outcomes of conduct problems in adolescence: 40 year follow-up of national cohort
This longitudinal study conducted over 40 years examines the impact of conduct problems in adolescence on the life of adults, aged 36-53.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• British Medical Journal (BMJ) • January 8, 2009

Adolescent Sexual Debut and the Effects of Self-Esteem and Depression
This paper examines the effect of adolescent self-esteem and depression on their decisions regarding their first sexual encounter.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Center for Family and Demographic Research • 2000

Child and Adolescent Violence Research at the National Institute of Mental Health: Fact Sheet
This report reviews existing reseach into the risk factors and experiences that contribute to violent, antisocial behaviour and depression in adolescence.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Institute of Mental Health • April 01, 2000

Teen: The Company they Keep
This brief paper highlights important research that has been conducted into aggression and antisocial behaviour in adolescents.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Institute of Mental Health • 2001

Emotional Abuse
This paper discusses the various types of emotional abuse and their impact on women, children, and the elderly in terms of psychological and social development, behaviour, and health.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • April 01, 1996

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
This fact sheet highlights current knowledge about the effects of violence and disasters on children and young people.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Institute of Mental Health • 2009

What Works for Preventing and Stopping Substance Use in Adolescents
This brief compares programs and interventions targeting adolescent substance use.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Trends • May 2008

Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression
This paper examines current research on teen marijuana use, concluding that depressed teens are more likely to become dependent on the drug and that using marijuana worsens depression.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Executive Office of the President • May 2008

Extensive Television Viewing and the Development of Attention and Learning Difficulties During Adolescence
Based on a longitudinal study of more than 600 adolescents, this paper examines the correlation between television viewing and the development of attention and learning diffulties in adolescence.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine • May, 2007

Parent-Teen Relationships and Interactions: Far More Positive Than Not
This research brief reveals most adolescents experience positive relationships with their parents.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Trends • December 2004

Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in contact with the Juvenile Justice System
This paper reviews youth criminal justice in the United States with particular focus on mental illness.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, Policy Research Associates • 2007

Is Cannabis Use a Contributory Cause of Psychosis?
Based on a review of six longitudinal studies, this paper suggests that cannabis use among adolescences may precipitate schizophrenia in individuals who are susceptible to the disease based on a personal or family history of schizophrenia.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Canadian Journal of Psychiatry • August 2006

Background for Community-Level Work on Mental Health and Externalizing Disorders in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper examines theories, antecedents, and preventions of adolescent mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol use, and eating disorders.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation • December 2001

Depression, Substance Abuse and College Student Engagement: A Review of the Literature
This paper discusses the role of engaged learning in the prevention of substance use and abuse, and depression.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse • November 01, 2003

An Examination of the Association Between Histories of Maltreatment and Adolescent Risk Behaviours
This paper looks at five forms of maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, exposure to wife abuse, emotional abuse) and how they affect adolescent risk behaviour.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • 1995

The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls and Young Women Ages 8-22
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the various factors contributing to substance abuse among young females.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • February 01, 2003

Aggressive Girls in Canada
This paper examines the biological and social risk factors related to the development of aggressive problems and the psychosocial difficulties associated with high levels of aggression in girls.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Positive Support: Mentoring and Depression Among High-Risk Youth
This report investigates the effectiveness of faith-based mentoring programs for high-risk youth and concludes that some positive gains can be made, particularly in reducing depression.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Public/Private Ventures • June 2006

Family Meals and Disordered Eating in Adolescents: Longitudinal Findings From Project EAT
This longitudinal study of adolescent girls found that sharing in family meals helps protect against disordered eating behaviours in teen girls.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Medical Association • January 2008

What Are the Policy Implications of the Evidence on Cannabis and Psychosis?
This paper suggests several policy options in response to the authors’ previous study called “Is Cannabis Use a Contributor to Psychosis?” which reports a possible link between cannabis use among adolescence and the onset of schizophrenia in individuals predisposed to the disease.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Canadian Journal of Psychiatry • August 2006

Youth and Self Harm: Perspectives
This study examines the incidence of youth self harm in the UK, the characteristics of youth who are likely to harm themselves, the methods they use, and the reasons they give for wanting to injure or kill themselves.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Samaritans • 2005

Youth in Foster Care with Adult Mentors During Adolescence have Improved Adult Outcomes
This study found that foster children who had non-parental adult mentors demonstrated better outcomes in employment, education and health as adults.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Academy of Pediatrics • January 2008

What Do Adolescents Need for Healthy Development? Implications for Youth Policy
This report examines youth development and the ways in which adolescents' home, leisure, and school environments can either contribute to or hinder healthy development.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Society for Research in Child Development • 2000

Early Offending: Understanding the Risk and Protective Factors of Delinquency
This study looks at violence and property offence among 12- and 13-year-old boys.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Human Resources Development Canada • 2000

Australian Social Trends 2002: Family - Living Arrangements: Selected Risks Faced by Teenagers
This article examines adolescent drug and alcohol consumption, mental and emotional health, crime, injury, mortality, and hospitalization in Australia.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 09, 2002

Father Involvement and Adolescent Adjustment: Longitudinal Findings from Add Health
This study examined fathers' involvement in their teens' lives and associated levels of problem behaviors, including depressive symptoms.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2006

Healthy Youth, An Investment in Our Nation’s Future 2007
This report describes the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s perspective on school-based health education.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion • April 2007

Growing Up Behind Bars: Confinement, Youth Development, and Crime
This report outlines some problems with the existing juvenile justice system and argues that it is not adequately meeting the needs of adolescent offenders.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Oklahoma Department of Corrections • 1996

Religion and the Life Attitudes and Self-Images of American Adolescents
This report from the National Study of Youth and Religion suggests that religious students in the twelfth grade have significantly higher self-esteem and hold more positive attitudes about life than less religious teens.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Study of Youth and Religion • 2002

Youth Happiness Study
This survey of 1280 youth between 13 and 24 years of age examines levels of self reported happiness of teens.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Associated Press – MTV Poll • August 2007

Assessing the Diet, Exercise, Body Image, and Weight of Adolescents: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners
In this brief the authors provide an assessment tool for determining healthy lifestyles for adolescents and provide readers with brief overview of related weight and body image issues.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Trends • March 2007

Growing up in North america: Child Well-Being in Canada, the United States, and Mexico
This report examines the physical, mental and environmental health of children in North America.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • June 4, 2007

Quality of Life in Canada: A Citizen's Report Card
This paper investigates the quality of life in Canada using 40 indicators grouped into categories including: health, education, environment, community, personal well-being, and government.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • July 01, 2002

Suicide in Canada
This paper looks at the extent of suicide in Canada, the factors that contribute to suicidal tendencies, and the preventative measures available.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • 1994

Adolescent Health
This paper examines four areas of adolescent health: nutrition, exercise and obesity, substance use, mental and emotional health, and sexual health.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• British Medical Association • December 01, 2003

Media Multitasking Among American Youth: Prevalence, Predicators and Pairings
This paper reviews the media multitasking habits of teens.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Kaiser Family Foundation • December 2006

Abstract
This paper discusses the impact that depression has on families and, more specifically, how parental depression affects children.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • 1999

Attachment to Parents and Adjustment in Adolescence: Literature Review and Policy Implications
This paper provides an overview of existing research on the effect of the parent-child bond on healthy adolescent social and psychological adjustment.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • March 31, 2000

Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to be Depressed and to Attempt Suicide
This paper addresses the psychological and emotional impact of teenage sexual activity.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Heritage Foundation • June 02, 2003

The European Study of Assisted Reproduction Families: The Transition to Adolescence
This paper compares how children from in-vitro fertilization (IVF) families, donor insemination (DI) families, adoptive families and natural families fare in their transition to adolescence.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology • March 2002

Longitudinal Relationship Between Television Viewing and Leisure-Time Physical Activity During Adolescence
This longitudinal study examines associations between television viewing and leisure-time physical activity in adolescences.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Academy of Pediatrics • February 2007

A Report on Mental Illnesses in Canada
This report discusses the widespread impact of mental illness not only on those who suffer from it but also the effect it has on family and friends.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • October 01, 2002

The Invisible Boy: Revisioning the Victimization of Male Children and Teens
This paper takes a comprehensive look at the abuse, assault, and victimization of boys.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • 1996

Health Effects of Family Violence
This paper examines the impact of family violence on mental and physical health and well-being.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • 2003

Youth Depressive Symptoms and Changes in Relationships with Parents and Peers.
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this study examines the link between depressive symptoms and relational change with peers and parents during adolescence.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Statistics Canada • February 2005

Which Comes First in Adolescence – Sex and Drugs or Depression?
This paper contends that adolescent sexual and drug behaviour may increase the risk of later depression especially among teen girls.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Journal of Preventive Medicine • 2005

Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings
This report presents comprehensive information about the prevalence and frequency of drug, alcohol and tobacco use, the number of users, the characteristics of users, and the types of substances used.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• SAMHSA: Office of Applied Studies • 2003

The Health of Canada's Children: A Pocket Guide
This document presents an overview of facts and statistics about the main issues affecting the health and wellbeing of children and youth in Canada.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Canadian Institute of Child Health • 2001

Australia's Young People: Their Health and Wellbeing 1999
This report provides detailed statistical information pertaining to the health status, risk-taking behaviour, social well-being, and access to health and community services of Australian youths aged 12 to 24.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • 1999

Australia's Young People: Their Health and Wellbeing 2003
This report provides comprehensive information relating to the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of Australian youth.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • 2003

Corporal Punishment as a Stressor Among Youth
This article examines the effects of frequency of corporal punishment on the mental and emotional well-being of youth, as determined by psychological distress and clinical depression.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Journal of Marriage and the Family • February 1996

The Odyssey Project: A Descriptive and Prospective Study of Children and Youth in Residential Group Care and Therapeutic Foster Care
This paper investigates the age, gender, family, behavioural, and mental health characteristics of children in residential group care (RGC) and therapeutic foster care (TFC) programs.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Welfare League of America • 2003

Depressed Adolescents of Depressed and Nondepressed Mothers: Tests of an Interpersonal Impairment Hypothesis
This study compares the severity of depression and the degree of interpersonal dysfunction among depressed adolescents whose mothers did or did not have a history of depression.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Psychological Association • 2001

Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended: A Review of the Professional Literature
This paper discusses social and cognitive development, family history, sexual knowledge and experiences, and mental health problems of youth who commit sexual offenses.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • March 2001

Differentiating Stages of Smoking Intensity Among Adolescents: Stage-Specific Psychological and Social Influences
This paper examines interpersonal, familial and peer factors that affect adolescents' transition from beginning smoker to regular smoker.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Psychological Association • 2002

Effects of Parental Marital Status, Income, and Family Functioning on African American Adolescent Self-Esteem
This article explores the different ways that family factors affect the self-esteem of African American adolescent boys and girls.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Psychological Association • 2000

Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Fact Sheet for Physicians
This fact sheet provides information on the latest research into the types, scope, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment of child and adolescent depression.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Institute of Mental Health • September 01, 2000

Background for Community-Level Work on Emotional Well-being in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper examines the importance of adolescent emotional regulation and coping, affect and mood, and feelings about self, and discusses individual, family, peer, school, and neighbourhood factors that are associated with positive mental and emotional health for adolescents .
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Trends • December 01, 2001

Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment
This article focuses on diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and discusses the role the family can have in contributing to the development of, and/or the recovery from, an eating disorder.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Canadian Paediatric Society • 1998 (Reaffirmed February 2004)

The Role of Psychological Factors
This paper looks at the psychological factors that contribute to teenage pregnancy and parenthood.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Welfare Reform Academy • March 06, 1998

Effects of Divorce on Mental Health Through the Life Course
This paper provides evidence that the experience of parental divorce as a child can have a negative effect on individuals' mental health as adults.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Hopkins Population Center • February 1997

Transitions to Adulthood for Adolescent Mothers
This paper briefly outlines the risks and challenges faced by adolescent mothers as they make the transition to adulthood.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Center for Human Potential & Public Policy • November 29, 2000

Violence in US Public Schools: 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety
This paper addresses the incidences and prevalence of crime and violence in American public schools, focusing on violence occurring during the 1999-2000 school year.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Center for Education Statistics • October 2003

The Effects of Time Use and Time Pressure on Parent-Child Relationships
This paper looks at how parent-child relationships have been affected by changes in the labour market, working arrangements, family structure, and division of labour over time.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • October 2000

Adolescent Self-Reported Behaviors and their Association with Marijuana Use
This report demonstrates that teenagers who use marijuana have higher levels of self-reported delinquency, aggression, depression, anxiety, attention problems, social problems, and withdrawal.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration • April 6, 2004

The Relationship Between Mental Health and Substance abuse Among Adolescents
This report examines the possibility that mental and emotional disorders can contribute to the use of alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs by adolescents.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration • May 10, 2003

Young Adult Fertility and the Intendedness of Births
This paper discusses the antecedents and consequences of unintended adolescent pregnancies for both men and women.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology • 2002

Understanding Aggression with Adolescent Girls: Implications for Policy and Practice
This paper discusses the results of a study on adolescent girls and their experiences with physical and verbal fights, both with their parents and friends.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• University of Western Ontario • 2001

Youth Values and Transitions to Adulthood: An Empirical Investigation
This paper presents the findings of three studies which investigated British youths' values, social capital, and transitions to adulthood.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Families & Social Capital ESRC Research Group, London South Bank University • February 2004

Marriage or Partnering? Effects of Cohabitation and Family Structure Changes on Early Adolescent Well-Being
This paper investigates the effects of marriage, cohabitation and relationship stability on adolescents' cognitive, social, and emotional well-being.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Poverty Center • September 2003

Single Mothers' Employment Dynamics and Adolescent Well-Being
This paper examines the relationship between single mothers' employment patterns and the well-being of their adolescent children.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Poverty Center • June 8, 2004

Parental Separation and Well-Being of Youths
This paper compares the subjective well-being of adolescents in intact and broken families.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Institute for the Study of Labor • October 2003

Parental Drug and Alcohol Misuse: Resilience and Transition among Young People
This paper presents the results of a study that investigates the experiences of 38 young people who have at least one parent with a substance abuse problem.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation • October 21, 2004

Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance - United States, 2003
This article examines health-risk behaviours among youth, such as: violence, substance abuse, sexual activity, diet, and physical inactivity.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Epidemiology Program Office, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • May 21, 2004

Child Abuse
This survey asked Canadian parents whether they had been given corporal punishment as a child, and whether and what kind of corrective methods they use on their children.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Leger Marketing • February 11, 2002

Home-Alone America
This paper discusses “whether and just how much children need their parents — especially their mothers” and examines increasing divorce rates, out-of-wedlock births, youth crime, violence, and murder.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Hoover Institute • July 01, 2001

Abstract
This paper reports on the employment status, health, educational attainment, delinquency, and social activities of youth who have gained independence from foster care.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Children and Family Research Center • 2001

Inhalant Use Among Youths: 2002 Update
This study looked at rates of inhalant use among youths, both over their lifetime and in the past year.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health • March 18, 2004

Illicit Drug Use Among Youths Who Used Cigarettes and Alcohol
This study demonstrates that there is a correlation between adolescent cigarette smoking, heavy drinking, and use of illicit drugs.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • December 28, 2001

Beliefs Among Youths About Risks From Illicit Drug Use
This study demonstrates that a majority of youth, particularly females, believe that there is a significant risk posed by using illicit drugs on a regular basis.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • September 14, 2001

Substance Use and the Risk of Suicide Among Youths
This study estimates that 3 million youths were at risk of suicide in the United States in 2000, and finds that youths who reported alcohol or illicit drug use were more likely to be at risk than non-users.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • July 12, 2002

Preparing Foster Adolescents for Independent Living: A Comparison of Disabled and Nondisabled Youth
This paper compares the approaches taken to prepare disabled and non-disabled foster youth for independent living.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Children and Family Research Center • June 01, 1998

Risk of Suicide Among Hispanic Females Aged 12 to 17
This study shows that young Hispanic females, particularly those who were born in the United States, face an elevated risk of suicide compared to all other groups of youth.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • April 25, 2003

Team Sports Participation and Substance Use Among Youths
This study finds that participation in team sports is associated with decreased rates of illicit drug use among youth and increased disapproval of substance abuse by their peers.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • February 08, 2002

Comparison of Substance Use in Australia and the United States
This paper compares Australia and the United States rates of drug and alcohol use and abuse, age at first use, gender balance of drug users, and types of drugs used.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • August 01, 2003

Risk Factors for and Impact of Online Sexual Solicitation of Youth
This paper examines factors such as age, gender, emotional stability, and frequency of internet use, that place youth at risk for online sexual solicitation.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• American Medical Assocation • June 01, 2001

Co-occurrence of Delinquency and Other Problem Behaviours
This paper discusses the overlap between juvenile delinquency and other problem behaviours, such as adolescent substance abuse, mental health issues, and poor school performance.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • November 01, 2000

Health Care for Our Troubled Youth: Provision of Services in the Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems of California
This paper discusses the physical and mental health needs of young people involved in foster care and juvenile justice systems.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency • March 15, 2002

Our Vulnerable Teenagers: Their Victimization, Its Consequences, and Directions for Prevention and Intervention
This paper demonstrates that teenagers experience an elevated risk of criminal victimization as compared to adults.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency, National Center for Victims of Crime • May 01, 2002

Children and Youth with Special Needs: Summary Report of Findings
Using a variety of past research and studies, this paper assesses the experiences of special needs children, and the social and economic challenges they face.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Canadian Council on Social Development • November 01, 2001

Sharing the Learning: The Health Transition Fund
This report examines the efficiency, affordability, and accessibility of the health care system especially in relation to how system problems and issues affect youth and children’s development, physical and mental health, and social integration.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Health Canada • 2002

Children, Young People and Domestic Violence
This paper discusses the ways in which children and youth experience domestic violence, and assesses the impact of experiencing this type of violence.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse • 2000

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
This document contains information about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Institute of Mental Health • 2003

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Youth Hallucinogen Use
This study asked youth aged 12 to 17 about their use of hallucinogens, their perception of the risk associated with occasional or regular use of LSD, and how difficult or easy it would be for them to obtain LSD.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • August 15, 2003

A Survey of Mental Health Care Delivery to Youth in the California Juvenile Justice System: Summary of Findings
This paper discusses the prevalence of mental illness among youth in the juvenile justice system, and presents the results of a survey that asked probation departments how they identified, assessed, and provided care to youth with a mental illness.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency • September 01, 2003

Youth Suicide in Australia: A Background Monograph 2nd Edition
This paper discusses the prevalence of youth suicide and suicide attempts in Australia, and explores the causes, contributing risk factors, and methods of prevention.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Commonwealth of Australia • March 01, 1997

Mental Health
This chapter on mental health, from The Health of Children and Young People, discusses the prevalence, nature, and impact of psychiatric disorders in children and youth.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Office for National Statistics • March 01, 2004

Investing in Adolescent Health: A Social Imperative for California's Future
This paper discusses the importance of ensuring good adolescent health, makes recommendations for providing health services to teens, and suggests specific strategies to address seven different areas of adolescent health.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• National Adolescent Health Information Center • 2000

Helping Teens Develop Healthy Social Skills and Relationships: What the Research Shows About Navigating Adolescence
This paper examines the important role that parents and families play in helping adolescents build healthy social relationships and interpersonal skills.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Trends • July 01, 2002

Religious Involvement and Children’s Well-Being: What Research Tells Us (And What It Doesn’t)
This paper explores the impact of religion on the behaviour and well-being of children and youth.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Child Trends • September 01, 2002

Multiple Threats: The Co-Occurrence of Teen Health Risk Behaviors
This paper explores the degree to which teens engage in multiple health risk behaviors such as alcohol consumption, tobacco and marijuana use, and unprotected sexual activity.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Urban Institute • January 21, 2000

Binge Drinking Among Underage Persons
This study shows that underaged youth aged 12 to 20 are nearly as likely to engage in binge drinking as are people aged 21 and older.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • April 11, 2002

Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
This book gives an extensive overview, explanation, and analysis of mental health issues, their causes and effects, associated risk and protective factors, and available treatment and support strategies.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • 1999

The Health Status of California's Latino Youth
This report examines various adolescent health issues as they relate to Latino youth in California.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The California Adolescent Health Collaborative • July 01, 2004

Addressing the Needs of Youth With Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: The Current State of Knowledge
This paper discusses the history, laws, and practices relating to the juvenile justice system, the factors associated with disability and delinquency, and the effectiveness of prevention, intervention, and treatment programs.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
• The Urban Institute Justice Policy Center • November 01, 2003