Authors: Stanley R. Vance, Jr., Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, and Stephen M. RosenthalPublication Date: November 2014The purpose of this study was to explore providers’ clinical experiences, comfort, and confidence with and barriers to providing care to transgender youth.  This study suggests that more training in transgender-related care, available qualified mental health providers, and insurance reimbursement for transgender-related […]

Authors: Heather L. McCauley and Adam W. CaslerPublication Date: 2015This editorial emphasizes the importance of research on the prevalence of and strategies for addressing sexual assault on college campuses. It advocates for a trauma-informed response to on-campus sexual assault and comprehensive training programs to help prevent its occurrence. Learn More …

Authors: Fernando Althabe, et al.Publication Date: June 2015This article compares maternal and perinatal outcomes of adolescent mothers and mothers aged twenty to twenty-four years based on a prospective, population-based observational study of newborn outcomes in seven low-middle income countries. Learn More …

Authors: Gilda Sedgh, Lawrence B. Finer, Akinrinola Bankole, Michelle A. Eilers, and Susheela SinghPublication Date: February 2015 The purpose of this study was to examine pregnancy rates and outcomes (births and abortions) among 15- to 19-year olds and 10- to 14-year olds in all countries for which recent information could be obtained and to examine trends

Authors: Rebecka Lundgren and Avni AminPublication Date: 2014This review article examines the risk factors and drivers of gender-based violence among adolescents, including exposure to violence as a child and prior victimization, bullying, poor parental practices, harmful substance use, lack of female empowerment, controlling male behavior, and laws that perpetuate gender inequality. Learn More …