Healthy Teens Facing the Challenges of Young Lives

Healthy Teens: Facing the Challenges of Young Lives by Alice R. McCarthy Ph.D. is an easy-to-read 270 page guide to teen development & the world of 11-18 year olds in contemporary America. The book advises on teen physical & mental health issues, including puberty, teen sexuality, substance abuse, sexual harrassment, crime prevention, school violence & relationships. The book also covers family involvement in health education, family-school partnerships, parent-teacher conferences & teen-parent communication. There is helpful information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, abstinence, piercing, tattooing, teen illnesses, nutrition & dental health. Also explains depressive illnesses, suicide, eating disorders, ADHD, dyslexia & central auditory processing disorder. Healthy Teens covers injury prevention, sexual assault & gangs, work, financial aid & career choice are detailed. Binge drinking, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, inhalants, ecstasy, date-rape drugs & family alcoholism are included in this comprehensive review for teens, parents, professionals, educators & clinicians. Web site listings. 500 annotated references. Three national awards. Highly recommended. Five national organizations reviewed copy.McCarthy, Alice R. is the author of 'Healthy Teens Facing the Challenges of Young Lives', published 2000 under ISBN 9780962164552 and ISBN 0962164550.