Adolescence is both a time of tremendous gains and some inherent losses. You can help your teenage patients through this turbulent time by asking a few specific questions‚ checking their psychosocial functioning‚ and distinguishing the somewhat common depressive symptoms from a true depressive disorder. Approximately 10% of patients will need further evaluation sometime during their adolescence‚ and a few will require urgent referral to protect their safety if you uncover any suicidal ideation or
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Research Paper: Teen Pregnancy Adolescent pregnancy has long been a societal concern‚ but in the past decade‚ this issue has become one of the most frequently cited examples of the perceived societal decay in the United States. The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western world with approximately 1 million adolescents becoming pregnant every year (National Women’s Health Information Center). Teenagers are engaging in sexual activity‚ and at the same time they are choosing
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Research Proposal and Outline Research Proposal - Topic: Eradicating obesity in America. Research Question: What are the solutions to eradicating obesity in America‚ and who is to blame for this epidemic? Working Thesis: In order to combat the obesity epidemic‚ government needs to revise farm policies to favor production of healthier foods in abundance‚ and individual families need to re-establish the connection of the environment to the soil and food supply Research Plan - For research‚
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Mr. Xxxxxxx English 1301 October 3‚ 2013 Teen Pregnancy Seventeen-year-old Amber is from Santa Ana‚ California. The life-changing situation she describes is her unplanned pregnancy. On November 2011‚ she gave birth to a baby boy. As a result‚ she dropped out of high school and got a job to take care after her infant son. She now faces many challenges. Teen pregnancy rate is high. “United States rates are twice as high as in England and Wales or Canada‚ and eight times as high
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Colleen Grider 9/20/13 Davis Essay #1 TuTh 12:30-1:45 Teen Pregnancy My life changed completely on Friday‚ May 24‚ 2013. It was the day after graduation. I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive. All of a sudden‚ a rush of emotions came over me. I was scared‚ nervous‚ anxious‚ and worried. I had no idea what this really meant‚ or what I was going to do. I am only eighteen years old. I haven’t lived enough life to care for another human being that way. How was I to even tell
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University of Navarra‚ Irunlarrea 1‚ 31008 Pamplona‚ Spain 2 Department of Education‚ University of Navarra‚ 31008 Pamplona‚ Spain 3 University of Asia and the Pacific‚ Pearl Drive cor St J Escriva Drive‚ Ortigas Center‚ Pasig City‚ Philippines 4 Research for Education Intervention and Development‚ CRC Foundation Incorporated‚ Manila‚ Philippines 5 Unit 1103‚ Pacific Center Building‚ San Miguel Avenue‚ Ortigas Center‚ Pasig City 1605‚ Philippines For all author emails‚ please log on. BMC Public
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Teen Pregnancy and What She Chose In 26 states teen birth rates are on a rise and in 15 years the United States rate increased for the first time. When facing an unplanned pregnancy teens choose abortion for many reasons. Most young girls considering abortion are influenced by where she lives‚ her religious beliefs‚ her relationship with her parents‚ access to family planning services‚ and the reactions of her peers. Her educational level and socioeconomic status
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Desirae M. Domenico‚ Ph.D. and Karen H. Jones‚ Ed.D. Volume 30‚ Number 1‚ Fall 2007 Adolescent Pregnancy in America: Causes and Responses Abstract Adolescent pregnancy has oc curred throughout America’s his tory. Only in recent years has it been deemed an urgent crisis‚ as more young adolescent mothers give birth outside of marriage. Atrisk circumstances associated with adolescent pregnancy in clude medical and health compli cations‚ less schooling and higher dropout rates‚ lower career
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Human trafficking is a lucrative industry. It is second only to drug trafficking as the most profitable illegal industry in the world. In 2004‚ the total annual revenue for trafficking in persons were estimated to be between $5 billion and $9 billion. Human tracking often involves school aged children - particularly those not living with their parents - who are vulnerable to coerced labor exploitation‚ domestic servitude‚ or commercial sexual exploitation. As opposed to many other forms of
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Have you ever seen a giant bus-sized whale covered in barnacles fly out of the water? Probably not. In the next few paragraphs you will learn about the Humpback Whale‚ everything from what it eats to what its threats are. Description The Humpback Whale is a blue-black whale with a pale or white underside. They are known for singing‚ to communicate and get mates. When they dive‚ they hunch‚ making a hump on their back. That’s how they got their name. They grow up to about 48-62 feet long and weigh
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