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Adolescents and Risk: Helping Young People Make Better Choices

Research Facts and Findings

Eric Wargo

2007

Drawing on the research of Valerie Reyna and colleagues, this article explores how adolescents consider risk, offering suggestions for new intervention strategies.

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risk behaviors, brain development, adolescent development, adolescence, adolescent brain, pregnancy prevention, health, teen growth, adolescent growth, teenage brain development, teen brain development, risky behaviors, brain development in teenagers

Positive Youth Development Resource Manual

Jutta Dotterweich

2006

Intended for use in educating community groups about positive youth development, this training manual includes lesson plans/facilitation tips, activities, handouts, brief presentations and other resources.

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positive youth development principles, community youth development, strength-based approach, strengths-based approach, strength based approach, strengths based approach, collaboration, youth-adult partnership, youth engagement, youth voice, youth involvement, community involvement, community engagement, assets, asset-building, tools, adolescence, adolescent development

Stages of Adolescent Development (summary chart)

2006

This chart summarizes the stages of adolescent development.

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adolescence, puberty, youth development, teenagers, teens, adolescent growth, teenage growth, teen growth

Stages of Adolescent Development

Research Facts and Findings

Sedra Spano

2004

This fact sheet summarizes the physical and psycho-social markers of healthy adolescent development, and notes very briefly the major theories of adolescent development.

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adolescence, puberty, youth development, teenagers, teens, adolescent growth, teenage growth, teen growth