Substance Use Among Youth | Reducing Health Risks Among Youth | CDC Using surveillance data to explore risk and protective factors for youth substance use Researching youth substance use and its association with a variety of risks and behaviors Analyzing local and state policies on youth substance use prevention Conducted a pilot project—called Teens Linked to Care (TLC) —in high-risk rural communities
Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Youth Firearm Access . . . To help inform and evaluate such efforts, this study aimed to identify risk and protective factors associated with youth firearm access, possession or carrying (for reasons other than hunting or target shooting) among a sample of U S urban youth in the Mountain West
Preventing Violence Among High-Risk Youth and Communities with Economic . . . Racial ethnic minority youth are at particularly high risk for morbidity and mortality associated with violence, including homicide These youth often live in communities that have disproportionately high violence rates and community conditions associated with violence and violent injuries
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2023 Introduction The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) was established in 1991 to monitor priority health-risk behaviors among high school students in the United States To meet changing needs, YRBSS has evolved to also monitor experiences and conditions affecting the health outcomes of this population
Youth Violence Prevention - CDC Stacks Equal Justice USA, Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center, Monterey County Health Department, National League of Cities, North Carolina Rural Academic Center of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention, Prevention Institute, Safe States Alliance, and our Federal colleagues in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and in
Parental Monitoring and Risk Behaviors and Experiences Parental monitoring has been identified as a central component of the parent-child relationship, with the potential to reduce risk behaviors, reduce involvement in situations that might involve high risk or negative behavior, and promote environmental contexts that support positive behavior and decision-making (1 – 3)