Healthy Teen Development

Teen Line 1-800-443-8336
www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/cahotlines/teenline/
TEEN Line is not a crisis or "hot" line. The line is a service of the Iowa Department of Public Health and answered 24 hours a day through a contract with Iowa State University Extension. TEEN line provides personal and health-related information and referral for Iowa residents.

On-line learning center
h ttp://www.mhhe.com/steinberg6
Adolescence, 6e. by Laurence Steinberg has been thoroughly updated to reflect current findings in the field of adolescent development. Ethnicity and Minority issues are thoroughly discussed in a way that enables students to see how the adolescent experience is shaped by class and culture. Adolescence, 6e is based on solid research and theory, yet it has a distinctively real world feel that emphasizes the reality of being an adolescent in society.

Teen Link
http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/p2p/teenlink/
Teen-Link provides quick access to a variety of resources addressing teen issues. This database can help answer questions, provide guidance in negotiating issues, and help guide program development .

CYFERnet resources for parents
http://twosocks.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfdb/browse_2.php?search=Parent/Family

Focus Adolescent Services: Parenting Teens
http://www.focusas.com/Parenting.html
Focus Adolescent Services is an internet clearinghouse of information and resources to help and support families with troubled and at-risk teens. Our mission is to provide information and resources to empower individuals to help their teens and heal their families. Through education, self-awareness, self-help, and personal responsibility, families can rebuild their relationships and reconnect in

Girls and Boys Town
http://www.parenting.org/
A team of professionals at the Girls and Boys Town National Resource and Training Center brings Parenting.org to you. We specialize in training, consulting, and researching parenting practices that will help you and others like you deal with the day-to-day care taking, guidance, and development of your child.

National Parent Information Network (NPIN)
http://npin.org/
The National Parent Information Network (NPIN) is a project of the ERIC system, which is administered by the National Library of Education in the U.S. Department of Education. The mission of NPIN is to provide access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about parent involvement in education.

The Center for Assessment and Policy Development
http://www.capd.org
The Center for Assessment and Policy Development (CAPD) is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 to help institutions, communities and public systems craft and execute thoughtful responses to pressing social issues - particularly, improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and families. The theme that ties our work together is positive social change.

The Center for Law and Social Policy
http://www.clasp.org
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1968, conducts research, policy analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy on issues related to economic security for low-income families with children

The Forum
http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org
The Forum for Youth Investment (formerly IYF-US) is a national initiative dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of youth investment and youth involvement in the United States by promoting a "big picture" approach to planning and policy development.

Child Trends
http://www.childtrends.org
is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families by providing research and data to inform decision-making that affects children.

"Helping teens develop healthy social skills and relationships"
http://www.childtrends.org/PDF/K3Brief.pdf

Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org/publications/plaintalk
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private, charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. Its primary mission is to foster public policies, human service reforms and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. In pursuing this goal, the Foundation makes grants that help states, cities and neighborhoods create more innovative and cost-effective responses to these needs.

Search Institute
http://www.search-institute.org/
Search Institute, a nonprofit, independent research organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has identified 40 concrete, positive experiences and qualities--developmental assets--that have a tremendous influence on young people’s lives and choices.

Youth Issues and Positive Youth Development Resources from CYFERnet:
http://twosocks.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfdb/browse_2.php?search=Youth

Fundamentals of Youth Development
The National Clearinghouse for Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship Programs at the Sar Levitan Center, Johns Hopkins University

Talking with Kids About Tough Issues
http://www.talkingwithkids.org
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues is a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.

University of Nebraska
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/family/nf521.htm
Today's youth are faced with many tough choices about behaviors, values and goals. Some choices have long-term consequences, and we all hope our youth will make wise decisions, especially when the future is at stake. Adults can help prepare youth to make good, healthy choices. Open communication is vital to healthy parent- child relationships. The following tips may help you communicate with your adolescent about decision-making.

Advocates for Youth
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, from the World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/child-adolescent-health/ashr.htm
Sexual development is a normal part of adolescence. Fortunately, most adolescents go through these changes without significant problems. Nonetheless, all adolescents need support and care during this transition to adulthood, and some need special help.

University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics
http://www.allaboutkids.umn.edu
The Division is about all aspects of adolescent health and development and the health of adolescents at risk. We provide interdisciplinary research, training, and clinical services collaborating with the disciplines of medicine, nursing, nutrition, psychology, public health and social work.

Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health
http://www.konopka.umn.edu
Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr. Gisela Konopka, the Konopka Institute's goal is to get reliable information into the hands of everyone who is in a position to help adolescents.

University of Washington
http://depts.washington.edu/ecttp/default.html
Teen health and the media. Useful Web site with numerous informational links.

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
http://www.teenpregnancy.org
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization supported almost entirely by private donations. The Campaign's mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy. Our goal is to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy by one-third between 1996 and 2005.

Bridge for Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Sexuality BAPPS
http://www.nnh.org/bapps/bapps1.htm
Marshalling the human, program, and research resources of the Land Grant Universities to address the issues of adolescent pregnancy, parenting, and sexuality in communities across the United States.

The Maltreatment and Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program Satellite Conference: Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Abuse for Young Parents and their Children
http://outreach.missouri.edu/hdfs/satconf/
September 19, 2002
The Maltreatment and Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (MAPPP) is a research-based and field-tested project designed to increase practitioners' awareness of the relationship between childhood abuse and adolescent pregnancy; the likelihood of abuse during adolescent pregnancy; and the likelihood of abuse among children of adolescent parents.

The National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention, Inc.
http://www.noappp.org
To provide general leadership, education, training, information, advocacy, resources and support to individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent pregnancy, parenting and prevention.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S
http://www.siecus.org
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) is a national, nonprofit organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living. Incorporated in 1964, SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.

Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting
http://www.moappp.org
MOAPPP's mission is to strengthen policies and programs related to adolescent pregnancy prevention, adolescent pregnancy care and adolescent parenting in Minnesota.

Alan Guttmacher Institute
http://www.agi-usa.org
The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) is a non-profit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. The Institute's mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world.

Resource Center for Adolescent Pegnancy Prevention
http://www.etr.org/recapp/
ReCAPP provides practical tools and information to effectively reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors. Teachers and health educators will find up-to-date, evaluated program materials to help with their work with teens

Candie Foundation
http://www.candiesfoundation.org/
The goal of the Candie's Foundation is to raise awareness of this serious problem, and the consequences, bringing it into the national consciousness and to reduce teen pregnancy. By using the dialogue that celebrities have with teens we feel that we can speak as peers and effectively communicate this message to the impressionable group.

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina
http://www.appcnc.org
PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY is the business of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina (APPCNC). We believe a cooperative approach between public agencies, private organizations, and community volunteers can maximize existing prevention efforts.

Ask NOAH About Pregnancy: Teenage Pregnancy
http://www.noah-health.org/english/pregnancy/teenpreg.html
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased.

Choosing the Best, Inc.
http://www.choosingthebest.org/
Choosing the Best, Inc., provides abstinence-focused sex education curricula, training and resources since 1993. Their mission is to provide abstinence-focused educational curricula, resources and training for teens that result in healthy relationships and decreases in teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.