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  1. Building the foundations for sustainable development: a case for global investment in the capabilities of adolescents, Peter Sheehan et al., The Lancet (2017).

    This study presents findings from models estimating the benefit to cost ratio (BCR)—the average value of an intervention relative to its cost—of various interventions affecting adolescents in a number of low, lower-middle, and upper-middle income countrie ...

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  2. Integrated Community Strategies for Linking Youth to Adolescent Reproductive Health Services: A Case Study, Joy Sotolongo, M.S. et al., 60 Journal of Adolescent Health 45-50 (2017).

    This article describes the development and promotion of a Teen Wellness Center (TWC)—a teen-centered, full-service clinic—intended to increase teen access to contraceptive and reproductive health care. Responding to historically high rates of teen birth i ...

    admin - 6/8/2017 2:48pm

  3. A Rights-Based Approach to Sexuality Education: Conceptualization, Clarification, and Challenges, Nancy Berglas & Emily J. Ozer, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (2014)

    This article explores the scope of a rights-based approach to sexuality education. Presenting findings from in-depth interviews of U.S. and international sexuality education experts, the article defines this framework as encompassing four elements: (1) a ...

    admin - 4/6/2017 1:49pm

  4. New York State Youth Sexual Health Plan, AIDS Institute, New York Department of Health (2016)

    This strategic plan from the New York State AIDS Institute presents data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (“YRBS”) about New York youth’s sexual health behaviors and risks, and it provides ...

    admin - 9/21/2016 12:56pm

  5. 2015 Atlanta Youth Count! Homeless Youth Count and Needs Assessment, Eric R. Wright, PhD, et al., Georgia State University (2016)

    The Atlanta Youth Count and Needs Assessment (AYCNA) Final Report presents key findings on homeless, precariously housed, and runaway youth in the metro-Atlanta community. Young people aged 14-25 who did not have a permanent, stable residence and lived wi ...

    admin - 7/14/2016 10:54am

  6. Sexual Victimization Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2007-12, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2016)

    This special report from the Department of Justice analyzes allegations of sexual victimization of juveniles in state, local, and privately owned correctional facilities. Data comes from the Bureau of Juvenile Statistics’ Survey of Sexual Victimization. T ...

    admin - 6/14/2016 3:46pm

  7. Guttmacher Institute, Minors’ Access to Contraceptive Services, State Policies in Brief (2016)

    This report summarizes minors’ authority to consent to contraceptive services in the United States without their parent(s)’ consent. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia allow minors to consent to contraceptive services without restrictions. Twe ...

    admin - 6/14/2016 3:45pm

  8. Changes in Adolescents’ Receipt of Sex Education, 2006-2013, Laura Duberstein Lindberg, et al, Journal of Adolescent Health (2016)

    Following studies in the 1990s and early 2000s which found serious gaps in the sex education of minors, national public health organizations called for increased sex education from schools and parents. This article analyzes changes made in sex education f ...

    admin - 6/14/2016 3:42pm

  9. In Re: Child of J.M. and L.N., 2013 WL 5778225 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013).

    The Court of Appeals of Minnesota affirms the district court adjudication of the child as a child in need of protection or services (CHIPS). The Court rejected parents’ argument that a CHIPS adjudication under the relevant statute requires a showing of “c ...

    admin - 2/1/2016 5:34pm

  10. Update on Efforts to Address the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Gender Related Health Disparities

    On March 30th 2012, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum, “creating an interagency Federal Working Group to explore the intersection of HIV/AIDS, violence against women and girls, and gender-related health disparities.” The Interagency Federal ...

    admin - 11/4/2015 5:27pm

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