Labels: desctructive-behaviors, energy-drinks, risky_behaviors

Labels: mental_health, psychiatric_illness, therapy

"Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an 18 percent increase in suicide rates for Americans under age 19 in 2004... In 2004, they said there were 326 more suicides than expected and in 2005, there were 292 more suicides than expected."

Labels: mental_health, suicide, treatment_programs

"The burly, bald criminal with the intense stare seems to enjoy frightening troubled youngsters, many of whom have been forced by court order to visit him, with graphic tales of the very unpleasant things he'll do to them if they ever end up near him in grown-up jail."

Labels: criminals, juvenile_crime, role_models

"[Goel] explains that the teens accepted into this initiative learn the skills they need to complete the various jobs scheduled in the art workshop, enjoy meals prepared by their fellow crew members, earn a salary, and discover how to budget their earnings and save for the future."

Labels: therapy, treatment_programs, troubled_teenagers

"In a bleak report on youth culture, the charity founded in 1976 by the Prince of Wales said that more than a third of 16 to 25-year-olds say they do not have a parent they consider a role model, so turn to their peer group instead."

Labels: gangs, parents, role_models

"[Milstein] takes issue with the state Department of Children and Families over the growing numbers of troubled teens being placed at the New York Correctional Institution for women... Milstein says the maximum-security prison for adult women can't meet the needs of complex and vulnerable girls."

Labels: delinquents, girls, juvenile crime

"Evans made clear in her report that gathering the information wasn't easy. For example, she said many youths are locked up for violating probation, but documentation showing what those youths did to get in trouble in the first place can be difficult to track down."

Labels: alternatives, delinquents, juvenile_crime

"Their numbers are staggering - nearly 700 at the official count by [San Luis Obispo] county school districts last school year. More than 200 of those are 'unaccompanied youth.' And with the tightening economy, those numbers are widely expected to be even higher this year, as more and more local families find themselves without a home to call their own."

Labels: dropouts, homelessness, students

"The majority of students described their typical episode of suicidal thinking as intense and brief, with more than half the episodes lasting one day or less. The researchers found that, for a variety of reasons, more than half of students who experienced a recent suicidal crisis did not seek professional help or tell anyone about their suicidal thoughts."

Labels: college-students, mental_health, suicide

"Parents can help pave the way to teenagerhood by maintaining communications with their children, being warm and nurturing, and knowing where their kids are and who their friends are..."

Labels: parental_involvement, schools, social_pressures

"The other large event for the month is a family-based celebration provided by Families by Choice, led by Murial Ryan, called 'Celebrate the Family Table'. There will be food and activities, and the event will take place at Gilbert Park..."

Labels: drugs, influences, prevention

"Asked about their sense of risk, most students said they believed having youth on their side would allow them to overcome almost any kind of adversity, from poor driving conditions to the effects of alcohol or drugs while behind the wheel."

Labels: consequences, risky_behaviors