pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Based on an experimental design, the impact analysis uses survey data …

This article identifies depressive symptom trajectories and heterogeneity in these trajectories during pregnancy and … through the first year postpartum, and examines the association between unintended pregnancy and depressive symptoms among low …-income Hispanic immigrants. Three distinct trajectory patterns of depressive symptoms were identified: high during pregnancy, but low …

pregnancy; the factors in women’s lives, especially pregnant women, that lead to substance abuse and that facilitate and …

employment and other outcomes for youth ages 14 to 25 who are either receiving disability benefits or are at high risk of … receiving them in the future. This report reviews the Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects, located in Buffalo, New … York, including findings from a process analysis on implementation, as well as an analysis of one-year impacts on youth …

Using Medicaid data from 2003, this article describes the demographics and diagnoses of youth under 22 receiving mental …

Youth have concerns about sensitive health topics, including drugs, sex, and mental health. Providers often perceive … that youth are uncomfortable discussing these topics and do not address these concerns. This study found that youth who … routinely discuss sensitive health topics with youth in a confidential and sensitive manner. …

selection of the random assignment sites and enrollment of youth. It also presents comprehensive designs for the process, cost …

. The study also looked at whether youth had more than one out-of-home stay during the year. Nearly 40 percent of children … in out-of-home care had more than one out-of-home stay during the year, and 40 percent of these youth received services …