TEEN ISSUES - Part 2

TEEN ISSUES - Part 2
An Internet Hotlist on TEEN ISSUES - Part 2

created by Marilyn Abramowitz
Mineola High School Library

Introduction
Consult the library's print resources and online databases. Use these links for additional information.

The Internet Resources

Eating Disorders, Depression, Suicide

A Guide to Suicide Prevention -
Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide -
Child Obesity: 8 Red Flags to Watch For -
Childhood Calorie Requirements -
Childhood Obesity -
Depression Central -
Depression in Children and Adolescents -
Depression is Real -
Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions -
Fast Food Nation - NewsHour transcript
Mirror, mirror on the wall - eating disorders
Obesity In Children And Teens -
Something Fishy - Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia & Compulsive Overeating
Suicide Paradigm Guide - selected sites on Suicide & Loss
Suicide Prevention -
Suicide in America -
Teen Depression -
Teen Suicide -
The Depressed Child -

Personality & Behavior Disorders

PERSONALITY & BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS - a hotlist of links

Smoking & Tobacco

Action on Smoking and Health - in the anti-smoking camp, this website features an online history of the fight against tobacco use, as well as current court cases, issues in the news, studied and statistics supporting tobacco restrictions, and links to U.S. Government and other websites
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products -
Smoking & Tobacco Use -
Smoking From All Sides - includes health information, legal aspects, and a collection of pro- as well as anti-smoking documents
Tobacco -

Resource Megasites, Cults

*Facts for Families -
*Focus Adolescent Services -
*Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection -
Adolescence & Youth Publications -
Adolescent Health -
International Cultic Studies Association - global network of people concerned about psychological manipulation and abuse in cults, cultic groups, alternative movements, and other cultic environments
TEEN -- Health and Sexuality Resources -
Teen Problems -
The Cult Controversy - Spiritual Quest or Mind Control?
Virtual Pamphlet Collection: Cults -
Whole Family - Teen Center -
ex-cult Resource Center -

Alcohol & Drug Abuse (not Steroids)

About Alcohol And Other Drugs -
Alcohol and Teen Drinking -
Binge Drinking -
Buying the Pharm: 'Sharing' Prescription Medications -
Drugs & Drug Abuse -
Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse -
Drunk Driving -
Legalization of Marijuana -
Marijuana: Facts for Teens -
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence -
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -
Office of National Drug Control Policy -
Science-Based Facts on Drug Abuse and Addiction -
Should the drinking age be lowered from 21 to a younger age? - ProCon.org
Substance Abuse -
The Debate On Lowering The Drinking Age - 60 Minutes TV program - includes video
The Drinking Age -
The National Institute on Drug Abuse -
Why Do Adolescents Drink, What Are the Risks, and How Can Underage Drinking Be Prevented? - Alcohol Alert - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Other Teen Issues (Student Rights, STDs)

ASFAR - Americans for a Society Free from Age Restrictions - dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal civil rights of youth - fights the voting age, curfew laws, and other laws that limit the freedom of young people
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ISSUES - Topics include divorce, bullying, media violence, physical punishment, advertising + more.
CHILDREN & YOUTH - services, rights, advocacy, adoption & foster care, abuse (sexual, physical, verbal, neglect), cults, parental dysfunction & problems, juvenile crime & justice, and many topics related to children & adolescents
FYI for STUDENTS - info on Colleges, Careers, Useful knowledge, YA Reading, Teen Health & Nutrition, Advice, Fashion, Mind-expanding games, and a 'Just for Fun' section (incl. Puzzles, Crafts, TeenZines, Sports & Movie Info + more)
HEALTH & MEDICAL RESOURCES - contains a section on Adolescent & Child Health
HOT TOPICS - includes children, teen & women's issues; abortion; assisted suicide; animal rights; health care; welfare reform; environmental issues; death penalty; affirmative action; censorship; religious tolerance
Health Topic - STDS -
STDs -
STIs and Young People - Sexually transitted diseases (STD)- also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) -
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases -
Student Press Law Center - advocate for student free-press rights
Student Rights - articles, law cases and links
TEEN ISSUES - Part 1 - topics include gangs & youth crime; risky behavior (incl. self-mutilation)& self-image; stress, abusive relationships, cliques & alienation; steroid use, sleep deprivation; and other teen issues
Topics on 'THE BAD SEED' - Includes: adoption issues, youth violence & juvenile justice (incl violence prevention), grief, loss, suicide.

Content by Marilyn Abramowitz, mnora68@yahoo.com
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listmoreteema.html
Last revised Thu Sep 15 19:07:01 US/Pacific 2011