Growth and Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resources

Adolescent Health Online Home Page
American Medical Association
Web Address:	www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html
This Web site, sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA), provides parents and teens with useful information about issues such as injury prevention, nutrition, teen violence, physical fitness, and tobacco use. The Web site also has links to many other resources.
Clubdrugs.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Web Address:	www.clubdrugs.gov
This Web site provides information for the public on drugs commonly called club drugs. It contains information about how these drugs affect the brain.
KidsGrowth
Web Address:	www.kidsgrowth.com
The KidsGrowth Web site, created by pediatricians, has children's health resources for parents and teens. It offers a free newsletter and information about child development, behavioral issues, and illnesses. The TeenGrowth interactive Web site (www.teengrowth.com) offers a secure environment for teens to get valuable information on topics such as alcohol, drugs, emotions, health, family, friends, school, sex, and sports.
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Web Address:	www.safeyouth.org
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) directs you to resources about youth violence issues. The Web site is a gateway for professionals, parents, youth, and other interested people.
Planned Parenthood Web site for teens
Planned Parenthood
Web Address:	http://Teenwire.com/index.asp
Planned Parenthood has created this Web site to help teens get information and news about teen sexuality, sexual health, and relationships.

Organizations

American Social Health Association: Teen Sexual Health
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC  27709
Phone:	1-800-227-8922 STI hotline (919) 361-8400
Fax:	(919) 361-8425
Web Address:	www.ashastd.org/teens/teens_overview.cfm
This American Social Health Association Web site provides a safe, educational, and fun place for teens to learn about their sexual health and about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The Web site aims to help start conversations between parents and teens about sexual health. If you have questions or concerns about STIs, you can call the STI hotline.
Healthy Teen Network
1501 Saint Paul Street
Suite 124
Baltimore, MD  21202
Phone:	(410) 685-0410
Fax:	(410) 685-0481
Web Address:	www.healthyteennetwork.org
The Healthy Teen Network focuses on issues of teen sexuality, pregnancy, and parenting. The Network has health and well-being materials for teens and young families. It provides and shares resources, advocacy materials, and technical assistance with other organizations and works on public policy initiatives.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Avenue South
Suite 1401
New York, NY  10016
Phone:	1-888-575-7373 (212) 545-7510
Fax:	(212) 545-9665
Web Address:	www.ncld.org
The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides up-to-date information about learning disabilities in adults, teens, and children. From the Web site you can access free newsletters and online talks from parents and experts in the field. Parents and professionals can find information on building skills, recognizing warning signs, and responding to young children's needs.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Internet Safety
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD  20849
Phone:	1-800-851-3420 (301) 519-5500
Fax:	(301) 519-5212
TDD:	1-877-712-9279 toll-free
Web Address:	www.ncjrs.gov/internetsafety
This Web site provides a variety of resources about protecting yourself and your family from Internet crimes. There is information about Internet safety for children, identity theft, general Internet safety, and Internet privacy.
National Families in Action
2957 Clairmont Road Northeast
Suite 150
Atlanta, Georgia  30329
Phone:	(404) 248-9676
Fax:	(404) 248-1312
E-mail:	nfia@nationalfamilies.org
Web Address:	www.nationalfamilies.org
National Families in Action was founded in 1977 in the United States. Its mission is to help families and communities prevent drug use among children by promoting policies based on science.
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
1638 R Street NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC  20009
Phone:	1-800-541-6922 (202) 319-7596
Fax:	(202) 319-7365
TDD:	(202) 319-9513
E-mail:	nyac@nyacyouth.org
Web Address:	www.nyacyouth.org
The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) is a social justice organization that advocates for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ). The agency aims to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well-being. The NYAC Resource Clearinghouse has a wealth of information and materials on issues affecting LGBTQ youth and parents. NYAC provides information, referrals, and materials to NYAC members, LGBTQ youth, service providers, educators, the media, and other advocates.

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Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH	Last Updated: April 22, 2008
Medical Review:	Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Louis Pellegrino, MD - Developmental Pediatrics
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