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| Adolescent Issues | ||
| Explores many issues in adolescent development, including those involved in education, the media, health, parenting, culture, and other topics. ( http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html ) | ||
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| Practical Resources and Research | ||
| The Search Institute's website provides excellent information about many aspects of adolescent development. Includes lots of helpful resources on adolescence. ( http://www.search-institute.org/ ) | ||
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| McCreary Centre Society | ||
| The McCreary Centre Society is committed to improving the health of British Columbia youth through research, information, and community-based participation projects. ( http://www.mcs.bc.ca ) | ||
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| Biological Changes | ||
| This Public Health Agency of Canada website describes a workshop to introduce the main biological changes of puberty, including information about hormones, menstruation, and male/female comparisons. ( http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ttm-pm/puberty_e.html ) | ||
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| The Alan Guttmacher Institute | ||
| A leading research institute with extensive contemporary information about contraception and adolescent pregnancy. ( http://www.agi-usa.org/ ) | ||
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| Adolescent Pregnancy | ||
| The website of the Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, with a wide range of information, including recent research and resources. ( http://www.etr.org/recapp/ ) | ||
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| Teen Pregnancy Prevention Institute | ||
| This clearinghouse of teen pregnancy prevention has descriptions of model programs, culturally specific information, and answers to frequently asked questions. ( http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/teenpregnancy.htm ) | ||
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| Teen Pregnancy in Canada and the Provinces | ||
| This website discusses unplanned pregnancy, symptoms, health risks, adoption in Canada, and connections to pregnancy centres across the country. ( http://www.canadaadopts.com/birthmothers/pregnancy.shtml ) | ||
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| Health Canada | ||
| The Health Canada Division of Childhood and Adolescence website has a variety of informational reports related to health, well-being, and services and programs for children and youth. ( http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/main_e.html ) | ||
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| Go Smokefree! | ||
| This Health Canada web page provides information on the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, with links to further information on being "smokefree." ( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/index_e.html ) | ||
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| Adolescent Substance Use | ||
| The website of the National Institute on Drug Abuse has the latest about trends in adolescent drug use and its prevention. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/students.html ) | ||
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| Anorexia Nervosa | ||
| Excellent links to annual research and popular media summaries on anorexia from 1987 to the present. ( http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-et01.html ) | ||
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| Adolescent Health | ||
| The Health Canada Division of Childhood and Adolescence website has a variety of informational reports related to health, well-being, and services and programs for children and youth. ( http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/publications/hbsc_01_e.html ) | ||
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| Adolescent Health Attitudes and Behaviour | ||
| The American Medical Association's website on adolescent health, with summaries of research articles in the current year, as well as news releases and reports. ( http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html ) | ||
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| Eating Disorders | ||
| The website of Eating Disorders Shared Awareness provides information and support for those with eating disorders, along with links to other websites. ( http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm ) | ||
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| Reducing the Dropout Rate | ||
| This article from the ERIC digest discusses the issue of early school leaving in Canada and the action being taken to prevent it. ( http://www.ericdigests.org/1997-2/early.htm ) | ||
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