teen safety
Teenagers are risk-takers — they’re more likely than children or adults to experiment with illicit substances, have unprotected sex, and drive recklessly. But research shows that teenagers have the knowledge and ability to make competent decisions about risk, just like ... Read More »
A new report on teen driver safety released today by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm shows encouraging trends among teen passengers. In 2011 more than half of teen passengers (54 percent) reported “always” buckling up. From ... Read More »
Teenage college students are significantly more likely to abstain from drinking or to drink only minimally when their parents talk to them before they start college, using suggestions in a parent handbook developed by Robert Turrisi, professor of biobehavioral health, ... Read More »
A new study indicates that a simple saliva test could be an effective tool in predicting violent behavior. The pilot study, led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and published online in the journal Psychiatric Quarterly, suggests a link between ... Read More »
Young Australians who fly the family nest are going without food and borrowing money from friends to survive, a University of Melbourne study has determined. The research, Is Leaving Home a Hardship?, found women had a harder time leaving home ... Read More »
Mouthguards and helmets can help ward off other serious head and facial injuries, but there is no good evidence that they can help prevent concussion, and paradoxically, they may even encourage players to take greater risks. But that is precisely ... Read More »
Australia’s largest specialist medical college is calling for a significant shift in the engagement with adolescents in the juvenile setting, a marginalised group often beyond the reach of traditional health services, ahead of the allocation of Federal Budget funding later ... Read More »
Children in Britain are more exposed to alcohol promotion than adults and need much stronger protection, warn experts. In an editorial to coincide with publication of the UK’s first independent alcohol strategy, Professor Gerard Hastings at the University of Stirling ... Read More »
Middle school students from small towns and rural communities who received any of three community-based prevention programs were less likely to abuse prescription medications in late adolescence and young adulthood. The research, published in the American Journal of Public Health, ... Read More »
There has been a rapid rise in problem gambling among young men driven by dramatic growth in online sports betting, adding to the urgency for the Federal Government to take a national leadership role in protecting consumers and weaning the ... Read More »
