Recommended Web Sites

Are You a Working Teen? What you should know about safety and health on the job - Every year about 70 teens die from work injuries in the United States. Another 70,000 get hurt badly enough that they go to a hospital emergency room; read this and take measures to protect yourself.

For Teens - FamilyDoctor.org has created these handouts.

Just for You: Teens - HealthFinder provides links to government agencies and organizations with information for teens (click T to find listings for teens).

Teen Growth - Cool site covering all aspects of life for teens, nutrition, popularity, health, school, family, sex, and emotions.

TeensHealth - From the Nemours Foundation, this site covers such topics as: body basics, mind matters, sexual health, food and fitness, staying safe and other health related subjects.

Adolescent Health Transition Project - The Adolescent Health Transition Project is designed to help smooth the transition from pediatric to adult health care for adolescents with special health care needs. This site is a resource for information, materials, and links to other people with an interest in health transition issues.

Are Steroids Worth the Risk? - KidsHealth has produced this information just for teens.

Body Image and Self-Esteem - More excellent information from KidsHealth.

CoolNurse - Great information for teens on: looking good, mental health, sex stuff, and other teen health topics.

Go Ask Alice! - Alice! is headquartered at Columbia University, and features a question and answer forum for instant health information.

Guy's Guide to Body Image - KidsHealth prepared this to help guys with a reality check.

Health Guide for America's Teens - This guide has great advice about your physical, emotional, sexual and mental health.

Health Information for Teens - Fact sheets from the Food and Drug Administration of special interest to teens.

HealthCentral - Teen Health - Answers to all kinds of health questions, and lots of information from the news on issues affecting teens.

How Can I Stop Cutting? - This info was prepared by KidsHealth and is designed for teens.

How Much Sleep Do I Need?- Another great article from KidsHealth.

MedlinePlus-Teen Health - Excellent links from the National Library of Medicine to resources from government and organizations.

Your Emotions - GirlsHealth.gov has created this site.

Take Charge of Your Health - The booklet from the Weight Control Information Network covers nutrition and exercise.

Teen Health and the Media - Read about how the media trys to affect what you think and how you act.

Teenagers: How to Stay Healthy - This advice comes from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Types of Cancer Teens Get - KidsHealth has prepared this information.

Don’t forget to check out Teens, HealthyNJ's website just for teens.

-For Parents of Teens-

FamilyDoctor.org - Click on this section and read the list of topics for teens.

Glossary of Symptoms and Mental Illnesses Affecting Teenagers - This glossary of brief definitions was developed to help teenagers, parents, teachers, and others learn more about the major mental illnesses, symptoms, and mental health issues which affect teenagers. This site can also be viewed in Spanish.

Adolescent Health Transition Project - The Adolescent Health Transition Project is designed to help smooth the transition from pediatric to adult health care for adolescents with special health care needs. This site is a resource for information, materials, and links to other people with an interest in health transition issues.

Advocates for Youth - Advocates for Youth is the only organization with the sole purpose to prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among adolescents. Advocates is recognized internationally as a leading resource on teen pregnancy and HIV prevention teenagers.

Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event - Excellent article on how children and teens usually relate to traumatic events.

Antidepressants for Children: Explore the Pros and Cons -The Mayo Clinic offers this information.

At the Hospital: Helping My Teen Cope - Learn more from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Beginning Too Soon: Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy and Parenthood - A startling look at the adolescent pregnancy issue from the Department of Health and Human Services.

CDC - Adolescent Health - Information from the Centers for Disease Control on such topics as: reproductive health, smoking and teens, school health, sports, working teens, and motor vehicle deaths and teens.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has put together this information.

Child and Teen Health on MedlinePlus - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases and conditions.

Entertainment Software Rating Board - Features a search engine where parents can find information on ratings and content descriptors for video and computer games.

Helping Your Children Navigate Their Teenage Years: A Guide for Parents - Learn more in this guide, from the White House Council on Youth Violence.

Identifying Stress in your Children and Teens - This information comes from the American Psychological Association.

MedlinePlus: Teen Mental Health
MedlinePlus: Teen Violence
MedlinePlus: Alcohol and Youth
MedlinePlus: Smoking and Youth
MedlinePlus: Teen Sexual Health
MedlinePlus: Teen Development
MedlinePlus: Teen Pregnancy
MedlinePlus: Underage Drinking
- The librarians at the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, have gathered these links to quality sites.

Normal Adolescent Development - Middle School and Early High School Years and Normal Adolescent Development - Late High School and Beyond - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers this information for parents and caregivers.

Parenting: the Teen Years - This information comes from the American Psychological Association.

Problems in Adolescents - The Merck Home Manual reviews a number of problems that hit teens.

Questions to Ask Before Psychiatric Hospitalization of Your Child or Adolescent - Excellent set of questions to help prepare you for this possiblitly.

Screening Tests for Teens (Ages 13-18)- Learn which ones are needed; from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

Self-Injury - The Mental Health America site has created this fact sheet.

Self-Injury in Adolescents - Cutting and other forms of self-injury are widely practiced now, find out more about this type of behavior here.

Sexual Orientation for Teens - This information was prepared by KidsHealth and designed for parents.

Teen Mental Health Problems: What Are the Warning Signs - The Center for Mental Health Services presents this list of warning signs.

Understanding Violent Behavior In Children and Adolescents - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has created this guide.

Understanding Your Teen's Emotional Health - FamilyDoctor.org has created this fact sheet.

Vaccines Needed by Teens and College Students- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides this information.

Warning Signs of Teen Mental Health Problems - Learn more about teens and mental health issues, and be able to spot problems early.