Black female teens may be more likely to attempt suicide
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among all teens in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics...
Teens
Teenagers: How to stay healthy
Will the habits I have now really make a difference when I’m older? Yes, 65% of all deaths in adults are caused by heart disease, cancer..
New study supports suicide ‘contagion’ in teens
Having a schoolmate commit suicide significantly increases the chance that a teenager will consider or attempt suicide themselves,..
Free condoms for your 12-year-old? California health council can help
With just a few clicks of a mouse, kids as young as 12 can have free condoms delivered to their doors in California. News of the..
Youth: Straight, LBGT or ‘other’?
Are younger people more likely to embrace their sexual identity? That’s the implication of findings from a recent large Gallup survey...
Dating violence
common among teens in new emergency-room study NEW YORK—More than half of teens and young adults treated at an inner-city emergency room..
Planned Parenthood
We’re in the neighborhood: Coming to Baldwin Hills & Long Beach For more than 20 years, Planned Parenthood has proudly served the..
HIV/AIDS addressed at Urban Adolescent Health Summit
Dr. I. Jean Davis stresses education, prevention They had arrived from all over the city—teenagers, caregivers, and health professionals..
Teens helping teens quit smoking
TEXT-2-QUIT celebrates World No Tobacco Day 2009 High School and College Students will celebrate World No Tobacco day with the Text-2-Quit..