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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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