Youth at-risk behaviors include actions that significantly increase the likelihood of adverse consequences such as poor health, injury, or social issues Modern teens encounter unique pressures like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 3—What's up with New Hampshire teens these days? Drinking, bullying, smoking pot, texting while driving, sexual violence and ...

The purpose of the analysis was to identify the risk and protective factors for health behaviour in European adolescents from population health status and expenditure, mental health status, sexual ...

When teens see risk behavior such as drinking, smoking or drug use in movies or series, they sometimes find it difficult to define whether it's realistic or not. They recognize stereotypes but cannot ...

CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A new initiative aims to encourage parents of “at-risk” youth to become more proactive and take their responsibility as parents more seriously. The initiative is called ...

Dementia is associated with increased risk for suicidal behavior, with younger patients and men with dementia at even greater ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After years of mental health and physical activity metrics trending downward, the newest Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed positive gains in middle and high school students.

Preventing vector-borne diseases (VBDs) mainly relies on effective vector control tools and strategies, which in turn depend on population acceptance and adherence. Inspired by the abundant recent ...

In this post we are going to take it from the perspective of the person who could become an active shooter. We will present a scenario from a serious game, Bounce Back, that we use to teach the ...

Oct. 4—What's up with New Hampshire teens these days? Drinking, bullying, smoking pot, texting while driving, sexual violence and carrying a weapon to school. The state Department of Health and Human ...