Parent Resources On Risky Behaviors
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General
Are Religious Kids More Likely to Be Good?
Avoiding Risky Behaviors in Children
CDC: Information on Risk Behaviors for Parents with Teens (Ages 12-19)
Dating Violence & Other Sexual Assault
Dealing with devices
Despite schools’ best efforts, college-age is when risk-taking peaks
Helping your teen avoid risky behaviors
Insufficient sleep linked with risky behaviors
Is your adolescent a risk-taker?
Risk Factors and Warning Sign: Risky Behaviors
Risky Behavior Among Youth: An Economic Analysis
Strong Families. Sustainable Societies.
Violence in the Home
Violence in the Media
The Truth About Teens and Risky Behavior
This is life with Lisa Lang CNN
Youth risky behaviors
RESEARCH
Adolescents and the Risks That Affect Them
APA: Perceived consequences of risky behaviors
JAMA: Affect Regulation and Prevention of Risky Behaviors
Multiple risk behavior in adolescence
Risk-taking and the adolescent brain
Addiction
Addictions
Addiction Changes the Brain’s Chemistry
Addiction Changes the Brain’s Communication Pathways
Addiction Symptoms
Addiction Changes Brain Structures and Their Functioning
Behavioral Addictions
Childhood Temperament and the Risk for Addiction
How a Habit Becomes an Addiction
The Brains of Addicts
Understanding Addiction
What Is Addiction?
Why The Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Matter
Research
Addiction, a condition of compulsive behavior?
Behavioral Addiction vs. Substance Addiction
Molecular Mechanisms of drug addiction
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Some people are easily addicted to drugs, but others are not
ALCOHOL
Alcohol Deaths Have Risen Sharply, Particularly Among Women
Alcohol’s grip on a family
Alcohol negatively affects brain…
Binge Drinking in High School and Risky Driving
Binge Drinking in Teens and Young Adults
Does the US have a drinking problem?
Drinking a small amount of alcohol during pregnancy can impact a child’s brain development.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Low-level alcohol use during pregnancy can impact child’s brain development
Peer pressure, curiosity and social problems can lead teens to try – and abuse – alcohol and drugs
Performance-enhancing substances associated with future problematic alcohol use
Teen drinkers at high risk of assault and sexual harassment
The effects of alcohol on teens
Women and the Dangers of Drinking
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol consumption boosts cancer death risk
Alcohol ads increase
Drinking may not be best after all
Drinking while pregnant 1-16
Drunk Driving hits Pedestrian
Some Energy Drinks Contain Alcohol
Public health and alcohol
Study says just talking about alcohol causes aggression
RESEARCH
Alcohol Use And Suicide
Adolescent alcohol use development and young adult outcome
Binge Drinking And Your Brain
When do alcohol dependent mother’s parent harshly?
Anger Management
Anger Control
Anger Mgt. Techniques
Anger Mgt. Exercises
Help Kids Control their anger
How to let go of a grudge at work
Mayo Clinic: Anger Management
Teen Mgt. Skills
WebMD: Anger Mgt. #1
WebMD: Anger Mgt. #2
RESEARCH
Anger and depression
Current Approaches to the Assessment and Management of Anger and Aggression in Youth
Dynamic changes in anger . . .
How ‘seeing red’ can do more than damage your heart
The Relationship Between Anger and Anxiety Symptoms in Youth with Anxiety Disorders
The Role of Anger in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
BULLYING AND TEASING
Stopbullying.gov.
Bullying Prevention Training
Boys who are bullied online may have more risky sex
Bullying is a common factor in: LGBTQ youth suicides (Yale)
Bullying: It’s Not OK
Bullying’s ‘Vicious Circle’ Harms Mental Health
Bullying won’t be curbed until we figure out what fuels it
Bullying … more likely to display risky sexual behaviors
Bullying alters brain structure, raise risk of mental health problems
CDC: Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide
CDC: Preventing Bullying
CDC: Preventing Bullying (Violence Prevention)
Don’t Rely on Peer Mediation to Resolve Bullying in Schools
Family support reduces the chance of school and workplace bullying
Good vs. Hurtful Teasing
How parents can pitch in to prevent bullying
How to prevent bullying, online and offline
Identifying and preventing bullying can start with…
Onscreen bullying primes the brain for aggression
Student reports bullying and teacher misconduct in Alpine District
Teasing…Subtle Forms of Bullying
Teen Bullying Harm Can Linger For Years
The Educative Value of Teasing
Victims of school bullying are more prone to develop violent behavior in the future
Video games lead to children being bullied and scorned
Videos to help you talk to your kids about bullying
Warning signs of bullying
When Friends Tease Alot
2 girls arrested in Florida bullying case
12 Year Old Arrested for Bullying
Bullying 9-12
Bullying boosts children
Bullying in death of 13-year-old
Bullying presents problems but communication is key
Can you really teach a kid to become bullyproof
Four ways to help prevent bullyingJune 12th
Georgia Boy Hung Himself
In gun debate
Mother says bullying led to sons suicide
Taylorville Utah Bullycide 2012
The Bully and the Bystander 10-12
RESEARCH
Assessing Teasing In School-Age Youth
Bidirectional Association Between Bullying Perpetration and Internalizing Problems Among Youth
Bullying and victimization…relationship to gender, grad, ethnicity, self-esteem, and depression
Bullying, Suicide, and Youth…
Bullying alters brain structure, raises risk of mental health problems
Bullying others increases the risk of developing mental health problems and vice versa
Childhood bullying and social dilemmas
Illuminating the relationship between bullying and substance us among middle and high school youth.
Links Bullying with Internalized Problems for US Adolescents
Long-term negative effects of bullying
Racial and ethnic differences in bullying: Review and implications for intervention.
Relationships between bullying, school climate, and student risk behaviors.
School Bullying and Youth Violence
Students’ Perceptions of Bullying
Cheating
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying.org
Cyberbullying: adults are victims too
Cyberbullying: What is Cyberbullying and How to Stop It
Internet Safety 101
51 Critical Cyberbullying Statistics in 2020
2 Indicted Cyberbullying -2017
2 arrested in deadly Canada cyberbullying case
5 Ways to Protect Your Kid From Cyberbullying
11 Facts About Cyberbullying.
11 tips for stopping cyberbullies and online trolls
Behind the screen
Cyberbullying is a crime
Cyberbullying among adults
Cyberbullying: a Bigger Playground
Cyberbullying: How is it different from face-to-face bullying
Cyberbullying leaves a permanent footprint
Cyberbullying Tips
Digital dating abuse
Digital dating abuse among teens
Everything you need to know…
Getting to the root of cyberbullying
How to address cyberbullying and online
How to keep your kids safe from cyberbullying
How to protect your child from online abuse, hacking, and cyberbullying
How to recognize, address cyber-bullying
How to spot if your child is a victim
Is cyberbullying common among adults
Is Cyber Bullying just kids being mean…
Main differences of cyberbullying and face-to-face bullying
New cyberbullying trend…
Protecting children from the scourge of cyberbullying
Signs of cyberbullying & How To Help Your Child Overcome It
Stay cybersafe this summer
Teens who think their parents are loving….
To truly understand
Impact on children, teens
Guide to Cyberbullying Laws
RESEARCH
Combating weight-based cyberbullying…
Cultivating youth resilience to prevent bullying and cyberbullying victimization
Cyberbullying and Self-esteem
Cyberbullying in Social Media Sites
Cyberbullying: Predicting Victimisation and Perpetration
Peer victimization
Risky online behaviors amount adolescents
Social media and their impact on school discipline
DRUGS
DRUGS
Get Smart About Drugs (DEA)
NIDA for Teens
Dangers of so-called ‘study drug’ Adderall
Drug and Alcohol Slang Terms
Drugs and Your Brain
Drugs and Crime Statistics
Early Warning Signs of Teen Substance Use
Nothing prepared me for my teen’s drug addiction
Peer pressure, curiosity, and social problems can lead teens to try – and abuse – alcohol and drugs
Performance-enhancing substances tied to risk behaviors
Teen’s death prompts warning on ‘Benadryl Challenge’
Teen Jobs and Drug Use
The Harmful effects of Energy Drinks on a Teenage Body
Top Secret Project Tips Parents Off About Dangerous Teen Activities
College students drug use
Concerts amp up drug screening
Deadly drug easy to buy online
Detox Center
Drug Awareness v9-05Flakka
Flesh Eating Drug 10-2013
Heroin overdose deaths
Inhalants
Molly deaths
Opinion-Were losing the war on drugs
Prescription Heroin
Synthetic Cannabinoids
The new face of heroin addiction
The new Just Say No
Utah needle exchange program - Thoughts
We know it can kill us
Why Meth Addicts Look Older
Man Dies After Recording Own Addiction
Prison Program Seeing Success in Treating Drug AddictionsMay 11th
CONCERTS
Staying safe at events
Concert Substance Abuse Stats of Metal Fans
INHALANTS
OPIOIDS
Dependent babies: the most innocent casualties of the opioid crisis
Fentanyl – cheap…
Opioids and Prescription Drugs
The opioid crisis continues….
Understanding the difference between Prescription and Illicit Fentanyl
What happens to the children?
SUGAR
8 ways eating too much sugar is bad for your health
Break Your Sugar Addiction in 10 Days
Festive hot drinks contain up to 23 teaspoons of sugar
How is the natural sugar and sweetener market evolving?
How much sugar is too much?
How sugar affects the brain…
Is sugar addiction real, and can you beat it?
It won’t be easy to kick the sugar habit, but it’ll save your life
RESEARCH
Abuse of prescription drugs and the risk of addiction
Impact of adolescent drug use
Inhalant Abuse
Inhalant abuse among adolescents
Inhalant Use and Inhalant Use Disorders…
Neural activity related to drug craving in cocaine addiction
Risky Sex Behavior and Substance Use
Soft Drinks in Schools
Study links substance use in adolescents to insufficient sleep
Sugar-Added Beverages and Weight Change
Teenage sex, drugs and alcohol use
The co-occurrence of substance use and high-risk behaviors
When Children Eat What They Watch
Gangs
Gangs a growing concern
Gangs in the U.S.
Gang Involvement Risk Factors
Gang Violence
NCJRS: Gangs
Negative Effects – Long Term
Preventing Gang Involvement
Why do children choose to be involved in gangs
US Dept. OF Justice: Gang Membership, Delinquent Peers, and Delinquent Behavior
US Dept. of Justice: Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement
RESEARCH
Delinquency and Substance Use among Gang-Involved Youth . . .
Gang Membership as a Risk Factor
Gang Members and Delinquent Behavior
INTERNET SAFETY
3 Ways To Ensure Cybersecurity In A Remote Learning Environment
6 Cardinal Rules of Internet Safety All Parents Should Follow
FBI: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
FBI: Shares safety tips against online scams
BBB Tip: Staying safe on the internet
Children Internet Safety
Cyber-safety is important for every grade
Cybersecurity
Dangers of Internet challenges
Helping parents keep their children safe online
Here’s how we make the internet safer for children
Home Security Network
How the Internet Easily Tempts Teens Into Digital Piracy, Porn and Hacking
How to teach kids media literacy
How to Secure Your Smart Home
Internet Addiction around the World
Internet Safety 101
Internet Safety: How to stay safe from malware threats
Internet Safety for Kids: How to Protect Your Child From Online Danger
Keeping Your Child Safe Online
Make the most of your parental WiFi controls
Onscreen bullying primes brain for aggression
Parents Must Manage Online Learning to Reduce Kids’ Risk
Screen time and device distractions
Teens must ‘get smart’ about social media
The 4 Biggest Risks Kids Face Online
Top Seven Dangers Children Face Online
Violent Crimes Against Children
Watch fo These Warning Signs
Your Ultimate Guide to Home Security
Internet Porn Awareness v7-05
For those of you with children and
Internet addicts
Internet Predators
Suspected online predator friending hundreds of Utah girls
RESEARCH
Cybercrime: Internet erodes teenage impulse controls
Peer attachment, sexual experiences, and risky online behaviors . . .
Parenting Benefits of Keylogger Program
Lying - Stealing
Lying and Stealing
What to do to stop it…
Stealing
Sneaky Behavior
RESEARCH
An Exploratory Student of Adolescent Shoplifting Behavior
APA: The finer points of lying online . . .
Evaluation of Theft, Lying, and Fighting in Adolescence
From little white lies to filthy liars . . .
Lying as a problem behavior in children
Social Influences on adolescent shoplifting . . .
MARIJUANA
CDC: Association between Marijuana use and risky behaviors in high school students
USDHHS The Truth About Marijuana
Across Utah more students are reporting using marijuana
Adolescent Marijuana Use Is Linked to Altered Neural Circuitry and Mood Symptoms
Americans’ changing perceptions of marijuana
Arizona has good reason to be wary of Big Marijuana…
Cannabis Safety
Cannabis is a ‘gateway drug’ that leads users to harder substances
Chronic State (Video)
Don’t drive high
Drug prevention groups speak out against legalization of marijuana
Is marijuana addictive?
Is marijuana bad for your brain? (Ted Talk)
Is marijuana linked to psychosis, schizophrenia? …
Is marijuana really harmless?
Is marijuana safe and effective as medicine?
Long after your high is gone, pot use may still affect your driving
MADD releases new report on marijuana consumption and driving
Marijuana
Marijuana Can Be Addictive . . .
Marijuana: Good or bad?
Marijuana Info
Medical marijuana
Marijuana changes heart structure
Marijuana seems to be linked to testicular cancer
Marijuana use in pregnancy poses risks to your child’s mental health
Marijuana vaping nearly doubles among youth
Pot use in pregnancy linked with kids’ mental health issues
Steer teens away from marijuana, driving under the influence
The true cost of cannabis…
What is the scope of marijuana use in the United States?
What is marijuana?
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04_Resources
05_Outreach_Ideas
06_Feature_Not_Harmless
07_Feature_Say_No
08_Point-Counterpoint
09_Right_Angle
10_Quiz_Adult
11_Quiz_Youth
12_Talking_Points
13_Op_Ed
14_Letters_to_Editor
15_Radio_PSA_Scripts
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Analysis
Anti-marijuana stance
Casual marijuana use may damage your brain
CDC Warns Pot Edibles Are Highly Dangerous
DAB
K2
Smoking pot doesnt hurt lung capacity
LDS Church issues statement on proposed Utah marijuana initiative
Legalizing marijuana 11-16
Marijuana - Addictions and Recovery
Marijuana - Casa Palmera rehab
Marijuana - Drug free world report
Marijuana - Michael's House
Marijuana - Newport Academy
Marijuana - Rehab International
Marijuana 10-2012
Marijuana Concerns
Marijuana health dangers underestimated
Marijuana sickness on the rise
Marijuana
Marijuans - Drug Addiction Support
More Colorado kids in hospital for marijuana
More Teens Sent to ERs After Pot Legalized
Pediatricians warn against pot use 2-17
Pro Marijuana Article - Change the climate
Teen pot use linked to later declines in IQ
The Age Most People Stop Smoking Weed
The Problem With Pot
Wash Wants Pot Consultant
Washington highway safety official on Utah trip talks marijuana and impaired driving
Washington Marijuana Problem
What happens if you smoke marijuana every day
Tobacco & Nicotine
RESEARCH
Cannabis accelerates growth of common tumors
Cognitive mechanisms…
Early exposure to cannabis boosts young brains’ sensitivity to cocaine…
Functional consequences of marijuana use in adolescents
Insights from first state to legalize…
Long-Term Marijuana Use IS Associated with Health Problems Later in Life
Marijuana can lead to false memory formation
Marijuana Impact on IQ
Marijuana Use in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
Marijuana Dependence and Its Treatment
Television campaigns and adolescent marijuana use
The risks for late adolescence of early adolescent marijuana use
MEDIA
Television
Children’s Media Use . . .
Daily Media Use Amount Children and Teens . . .
Media TV
X-Rated: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Associated with U.S. Early Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Media
Screen Time
Gadgets overuse may cause poor literacy, cognitive skills
Screen-based media associated with structural differences in the brains of young children
Screentime Is Making Kids Moody, Crazy, and Lazy
Technology may have a negative social effect on kids
Positive and negative effects of video games on teenagers
Preventing Technology addiction
Screen time and brain development
Technology may have a negative social effect on kids
Social Media
American culture must sto[ sexualizing children…
Teens and Social Media Addiction
Social media may influence substance abuse in youth
We made Facebook as addictive as cigarettes on purpose
Experts encourage parents to limit kids screen time
Media Awareness v10-05
Teens spend 9 hours a day using media
RESEARCH
Adolescents and the media
Adolescents’ Risky Behavior and Mass Media Use
Comparing the Effects of Entertainment and Educational Television Programming on risky Sexual Behavior
Effects of Television content on Physical risk-Taking in Children
Media and Risky Behaviors
Media Violence
PEW: Teens, Social Media & Technology
Screen exposure, sleep disruption. . .
Screen time and risk behaviors in 10- to 16-year-old . . .
Teens, Social Media & Technology
Study links celebrity worship to addictive and problematic social media use
Television Advertising Effects
Watching Sex on Television Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior
MUSIC
Concerts and Drugs
How does music affect your brain
Music has powerful affect on your brain
Violent Songs
David Merrill Music and Mice
Effects of Music on Behavior
Psychology of Music
Recent suicides show the dark side of K-pop
Lady Gaga
Music Awareness Short
Music Awareness v4-09
The effects of Music Lyrics
Lil Kim Released From Federal Prison July 3rd
Rap and Brand Names an Odd Mix July 3rd
Snoop Dogg Reportedly Arrested at Airport 1
MUSIC LYRICS
2 Live Crew
50 cent
Deftones
Everclear
GREEN DAY
GUNIT
Guttermouth
Insane Clown Posse
Korn
Ludacris
Marilyn Manson
Nelly
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Offspring
Pearl Jam
Simple Plan
Smash Mouth
Sublime
THE USED
Tupac
USHER
Weezer
RESEARCH
Classical Music Helps Your Child’s Mental & Emotional Development
Neuroscientists’ research reinforces music’s impact on the brain
The impact of music festival attendance on young people’s psychological and social well-being
Music Concerts
Are music festivals becoming too dangerous?
Are pop stars destined to die young?
Concerts and Drugs
Drugs at music festivals
Festival Season Is Here
How Does Music Affect Your Brain?
How to stay safe at a music festival
Heavy Metal substance abuse
Music festivals contain almost every risk imaginable
New Study Reveals concert Substance Abuse Stats of Metal Fans
Substance use at live music events
Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll Are a Path to Death Not Freedom
Summer concerts and be dangerous…and deadly
The dangers of music festivals and drugs for teens
The Most Popular Drugs at Various Music Festivals and What they’ll Do To You
Ways to protect yourself from drug use at music festivals
What are the most common festival drugs?
Which drugs Are Most Popular?
Why are concerts so dangerous, and deadly, all of a sudden?
RESEARCH
Music has powerful (and visible) effects on the brain
The impact of music festival attendance on young people’s psychological and social well-being
PHONE / SEXTING
1 in 4 young people has been sexted, study finds.
15 apps parents should look out for
69% of parents feel ‘addicted’ to phone…
Children and Sexting
FBI: Protect your kids keeping track of their electronic devices.
Fighting sextortion
How Many Teens Are Sexting?
How Prevalent Is Sexting among Adolescents?
Sexting, Consent…
Sextortion is becoming your child’s greatest threat
Sextortion is spiking and the FBI says . . .
SOS encourages online safety, app awareness
Teen sexting on the rise
Utahn accused in ‘sextortion’ of over 50 teens . . .
What do parents need to know about teens and sexting?
Teen Slang
Parents’ guide to the language of emojis
Teen slang, emojis, & hashtags parents need to know….
Teen texting slang…
The teen slang dictionary for parents
Urban dictionary
Keeping teens safe
Sexting
Former US Rep Faces Sexting Charges (1)
Rise in teen suicide
Saying good things that come to mind
The father factor
High School Sexting
Sexting - Chances are
Sexting Arrest - Ogden
Sexting
Online flirting - Riverdale teen
Rock bottom-Sexting
Sextortion of 8
A warning to parents-Sextortion
RESEARCH
JAMA: Sexting-Prevalence, Age, Sex, and Outcomes
JAMA: What Parents Need to Know About Sexting
JAMA: Association of Sexting with…Mental Health…
JAMA: Prevalence of Multiple Forms of Sexting….
JAMA: Non Consensual Sexting…
JAMA: Teen Sexting and Its Association With Sexual Behaviors
JAMCP: Prevalence and Characteristics of Youth Sexting
JAMCP: Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated with Sexual risk Among Adolescents
Despite what you might think, sexting isn’t just about sex
How do adolescents experience sexting in dating relationships?
Sexting Awareness Should Start Early
Sexting: Serious Problems for Youth
Sexting and Sexual Behavior in At-Risk Adolescents
Sexting and Sexual Behavior Among Middle School Students
Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents
Teens who engage in sexting are more likely to show signs of depression and anxiety
Under pressure to sext?
Youth Sexting: Prevalence Rates, Driving Motivations . . .
PORNOGRAPHY
Fight the New Drug
Pornography Addiction
Pornography consumption: The overlooked public health crisis
Pornography has deeply troubling effects on young people…
Pornography: The new gateway drug
Science says porn is a huge problem…
The Porn Panic: Is Porn a ‘Public Health Crisis’?
Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state
We need a new definition of pornography – with consent at the centre
Addicted to Porn
Book shines light on pornography industry
By end of high school
Doctor charged after viewing child pornography
Even children who havent seen pornography are affected by
Internet pornography
Pornography concerns among parents
Understanding+Pornography
Understanding+Pornography
Understanding Pornograpny - Dr Jenkins
RESEARCH
JAMA: Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Associated With Pornography Consumption
Pornography, Alcohol, and Male Sexual Dominance
Early Adolescent Boys’ Exposure to Internet Pornograph
Inadvertent exposure to pornography on the Internet . . .
Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? . . .
Pornography and Sexist Attitudes Among Heterosexuals
Pornography and the Male Sexual Script …
The Association Between Exposure to Violent Pornography and Teen Dating Violence…
X-Rated: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Associated with U.S. Early Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Media
SODA-SUGAR
AMA: How much sugar is too much?
A high-carb, high-sugar diet may be damaging your sleep
Avoid Too Much Sugar if You Have The Winter Blues
Be mindful of sugar intake during season of sweets
Break Your Sugar Addiction in 10 Days
Do You Need to Break Up With Sugar?
Drinking Soda Linked To Bad Behavior
Festive hot drinks contain up to 23 teaspoons of sugar
Harvard Research
How much sugar is too much?
How is the natural sugar and sweetener market evolving?
Soda Consumption Tied to Aggression in Teens
Sugar has no nutritional benefit
Sugar-Related Headaches Are Real…
These 15 amazing things happen when you quit sugar
RESEARCH
JAMA: When Children Eat What They Watch
A Neuroscientist Expla
ins What Sugar Really Does to Our Brains
Soft Drinks in Schools
Sugar-Added Beverages and Adolescent Weight Change
Sugar alters brain chemistry after only 12 days
Sugar gets the red light from consumers in new study
What to Do When Your Child Eats Too Much Sugar
SUICIDE
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
CALL: 1-800-273-8255
5 Habits I Use to Heal from Depression…
CDC Probes Troubling Rise in Suicide Among Utah Teens
Do smartphones and social media lead to adolescent suicide?
How Childhood and Youth Experiences Link to Suicide
How to Spot Teen Depression
Listen to Me! Signs You Just Need Someone To Listen
More young people are dying of suicide…
NYT: The Crisis in Youth Suicide
Self-injury and Choking
Suicide: A real risk with drug addiction
Talking to teens – suicide prevention
The Complexities Behind the Act of Suicide
What can be done about teen suicide?
Sladjana Vidovic
RESEARCH
JAMA: Prevalence and family-related factors associated with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and self-injury in children aged 9 to 10 years
Adolescent suicide prevention
Children as young as 9 can have suicidal thoughts
Depression changes gray matter in the young brain
Factors that increase or decrease suicidal behavior risk in adolescents
For abused teen girls, suicidal thoughts linked to bond with mom
Global risks of suicidal behaviors and being bullied…
Little kids who talk about suicide know what death means
Relationship of sexual orientation to substance use, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and other factors . . .
Risky Behaviors and Factors Associated with Suicide Attempt in Adolescents
Social stress heightens risk for depression through inflammatory response
Suicide and youth violence prevention . . .
Suicidal Behavior More Common in Preadolescents Than Thought
What’s behind the increase in adolescent suicide?
What scientific research on HOPE can teach us about resilience
Youth Suicide Prevention
SWEARING
TOBACCO / SMOKING
Smoking
Tips for Teens: The truth about tobacco
Tobacco & Nicotine
Tobacco Facts
Its Worse Than You Thought
RESEARCH
Depressive Symptoms and Cigarette Smoking Among Teens
Effects of smoking and smoking abstinence . . .
Parental Smoking and Adolescent Smoking Initiation . . .
Peers and adolescent smoking
Social Status, Stress, and Adolescent Smoking
TV / MOVIES/MEDIA
Children’s Media Use in America 2013
Daily Media Use Amount Children and Teens Up . . .
Dealing With Devices: The Parent-Teen Dynamic
How to Tell if Your Digital Addiction Is Ruining Your Life
Links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and EBD in kids
What Not To Do: Watch TV Wrestling
Dangers from secondhand TV
Movie Awareness v12-05
MTV 9-05
Pediatricians to tweak screen time
PG-13 movies gun violence
Sponge Bob
TV & ADHDBy Will Meek
TV and ADHD
TV Awareness v11-08
TV-Movies-Videogames-short
TELEVISION LINKED TO ADHD
Television and ADHD
RESEARCH
JAMA: Extensive Television Viewing and the Development of Attention and Learning Difficulties . . .
PEW: Teens, Social Media & Technology…
Adolescents and the media
Adolescents’ Risky Behavior and Mass Media Use
Comparing the Effects of Entertainment and Educational Television Programming on Risky Sexual Behavior
Effects of Television Content on Physical Risk-Taking in Children
Impact of the media on adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors
Media and Risky Behaviors
Media, Kids, and Violence
Media Violence . . .
Screen time and risk behaviors in 10- to 16-year-old . . .
Screentime Is Making Kids Moody, Crazy and Lazy
Watching Sex on Television Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior
E-CIGARETTES / VAPING
CDC: These are the brands linked to the vaping epidemic
E-cigarettes/Vaping
Most students who use e-cigs vape nicotine and marijuana
Nicotine Addiction From Vaping Is a Bigger Problem Than Teens Realize
Patient’s e-cigarette habit leads to ‘cobalt lung’ diagnosis – an incurable disease found only in metal workers
Teens keep vaping
The Dangers of Juuling
Tips for Teens: The truth about e-cigarettes
Vaping, declining mental health . . . student survey
Vaping health risks raise alarm about education younger generations
Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens
What are vaping devices?
What makes Sense Of The Vaping Ban Issue
10-2017
Campaign to combat e-cigarettes
E-Cigarette Debate
E-Cigarette Effects 9-16
E-Cigarette Poisoning
E-Cigarettes 10X more dangerous
E-Cigarettes More Popular Among Teens
E-cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes
Health Risks Of E-Cigarettes
Inside the Vaper's Den
Liquid nicotine
Rates high for Utah teens using e-cigsSeptember 5th
Schools fret as teens take to vaping
Utah counties adopt rules for e-cigarettes
Vaping up 900 Percent
What are electronic cigarettes
RESEARCH
FDA: A Startling Rise in Youth E-cigarette Use
JAMA: Association of Flavored Tobaccos Use With Tobacco Initiation . . .
JAMA: Vaping-Seeking Clarity in a Time of Uncertainty
Chronic inhalation of e-cigarette vapor containing nicotine disrupts airway barrier function . . .
Escalating safety concerns are not changing adolescent e-cigarette use patterns…
Flavored E-cigarette Use and Progression of Vaping in Adolescents
Lungs, Heart, Brain: The health risks of vaping that doctors know – and the ones they don’t
Listen now: Risk, vaping and prevention research on the State of Research podcast (Vaping)
VIDEO GAMES
Can you really be addicted to video games?
Can Playing Video Games Be Good for Kids?
Children’s Violent Video Game Play Associated with…
Do violent video games contribute…
Gamers face high and ongoing risk of identity theft and bullying
How Hate Groups Recruit New, Young Members Through Video Games
NYT: Can you really be addicted to video games?
Is video game addiction a mental health disorder?
Is your teen addicted to gaming?
Parents be aware…Roblox…
Teens and Video Games: Should parents by concerned?
Teens play more video games than they should
Video game addiction is now being recognized – what happens next?
Violent Video Games and Aggression
Video games that won’t rot the brain
What Families Should Know About Video Game Addiction
WHO: Gaming Disorder
Young people with gaming disorder are more anxious
Bill to study impact of violent video games
Halo 5 - Teen rating
Group Cites Video Game Sex
Video Game Awareness v10-05
Online Video Gaming
RESEARCH
JAAP: Longitudinal effects of violent video games on aggression in Japan and the United States
MIT: Video game addiction is being recognized…
APA: Internet Gaming
Children and Video Games: Addiction . . .
Longitudinal Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggression . . .
Nearly 1 in 10 Youth Gamers Addicted To Video Games
Pathological video-game use among youth ages 8 to 18
Prevalence and Predictors of Video Game Addiction
Risk of gaming addiction…
Student finds effects of videos games more negative for girls than boys
Nearly 1 in 10 youth gamers addicted to video games
Pathological video-game use among youth ages 8 to 18
Prevalence and predictors of video game addiction…
Preventing Technology Addiction
Student finds effects of videos games more negative for girls than boys
VIOLENCE
Youth.gov
Children’s Safety Network
CDC: Youth risk behavior surveillance system
CDC: Preventing Youth Violence
Causes of youth violence
Dating Violence
Firearm Violence
How to Tell if Your Digital Addiction Is Ruining Your Life
Is your teen addicted to gaming?
Links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and EBD in kids
Other Violent Behavior
Positive and negative effects of video games on teenagers
Preventing Technology addiction
Predictors of Youth Violence
Prevention and Intervention (Surgeon General)
Youth Violence . . .
A disconnect between violence and television
California girl dies from injuries in school fight
Girl dies after fight
New Mexico Shootings
Norway gunman
Screen violence
Teenager stabs brother multiple times
Venting can make your anger worse
Violent Movie Influended Murder
RESEARCH
JAAP: Longitudinal effects of violent video games on aggression in Japan and the United States
MIT: Video game addiction is being recognized…
ADA: Handbook of school violence and school safety
ADA: Preventing youth violence in a multicultural society
Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention . . .
CDC: A Comprehensive Technical Package for the Prevention of Youth Violence and Associated Risk Behaviors
Connections Between Violent Television Exposure and Adolescent Risk Taking
Digital dating abuse
Digital dating abuse among teens
Linkages Between Internet and Other Media Violence With Seriously Violent Behavior by Youth
Preventing youth violence through the promotion of community engagement . . .
Problematic video game involvement associated with weapons-carrying, other violence measures in adolescents