Introduces the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's user-friendly guide to help professionals working with youth experiencing both homelessness and sexual violence. This resource summarizes risk factors for becoming homeless, discusses the overlap between youth homelessness and sexual violence, and provides tips for creating a safe and inclusive environment.
Uses data from the combined 2012 and 2013 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health to present state (including the District of Columbia) estimates of past month cigarette use and perceptions of great risk of smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day among persons aged 12 to 17.
Provides a series of tutorials to help youth programs share their services and successes more effectively. The Family and Youth Services Bureau developed these short, online tutorial videos on how to use blogs, videos, and social media to reach target audiences.
Highlights findings from a 10-year trend report of the Family and Youth Services Bureau funded hotline, National Runaway Safeline, that shows that more youth contemplating running away are reaching out for help.
Shares information about SAMHSA's "Talk. They Hear You." free app that can help parents talk their kids about underage drinking. This app features an interactive simulation that uses avatars to help parents practicing bringing up the topic of alcohol, learn the questions to ask, and get ideas to keep the conversation going.
Features the latest news from the alcohol research field. The NIAAA Spectrum, an online Webzine includes research highlights on brain and behavioral effects of teen drinking.
Helps teens understand depression and how it differs from regular sadness. It describes symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.
Provides an immersive, interactive training tool that was designed using the opioid-related recommendations outlined in the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention. This web-based training allows you to assume the role of 4 playable characters who make decisions about preventing opioid-related adverse drug events.
Provides an overview of a study conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an interactive mobile texting aftercare program that has shown promise as a means to help teens and young adults engage with post-treatment recovery activities and avoid relapse.
Highlights research on the consequences of risky drinking on summer activities such as swimming, boating, and driving.
