Recently added articles from The Prevention Researcher:
Sexuality among adolescents with moderate disabilities: promoting positive sexual development.(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Persons with moderate disabilities have historically been denied a number of basic human rights due in part to societal views that devalue their lives (Collins, 2007). These societal attitudes have made it very difficult for persons with disabilities to develop a healthy sexual identity ...
Adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors: a developmental perspective; understanding how, why, and when an adolescent decides to initiate sex, or abstain from sex, and why a particular type of sexual behavior will be chosen, is critical for the development of more effective public health campaigns aimed at delaying or preventing adolescent sexual behavior.(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bridging childhood and adulthood, adolescence is a fundamental and exciting time of life. It describes a colorful and unique spectrum of development that is marked by rapid and extreme biological, social, cognitive, and emotional changes. One of the ...
Working with parents to promote healthy adolescent sexual development.(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Adolescent sexuality and sexual behavior is a normal part of adolescent development. Despite the fact that most youth develop into healthy young adults, including their sexual health, national data on the incidence and prevalence of pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and ...
From the editor's PC.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Dear Colleagues, The school dropout rate in the United States is alarmingly high, with fewer than 75% of students finishing high school within four years. Usually, when we talk about school dropout our attention seems to automatically focus on the schools. This issue of The ...
Community-wide systems that promote high school completion.(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; ... In communities across our nation, thousands of students make the difficult decision to drop out of high school every single day. For most of these youth, the decision stems from academic struggles. The majority of students drop out at the end of 9th grade, after having experienced several ...