What adolescent-related topics would you like to see in The Prevention Researcher? Our editorial team has compiled a list of potential subjects, and we would like to know which ones are the most pertinent in your work with youth. We invite you to take a couple of minutes to complete our upcoming topics survey and provide us feedback. Of those who participate, one name will be drawn to receive a $25 gift certificate to The Prevention Researcher!

To take this survey, please click here.

Being connected with one's community is an important part of healthy development. Learn more about what it means for adolescents to be connected with their community and how you can effectively promote it. Our current feature article provides insight from youth and researchers with recent findings, both qualitative and quantitative, on how community connectedness can be formed. Purchase “Places to Be and to Belong: Youth Perceptions of Life in Community” for free, and it will always remain accessible in your account.

We are pleased to announce the release of our newest bundle, focusing on adolescent self-injury and suicide. Adolescents have high rates of both suicide and self-injury, and many people who work with youth have difficulty distinguishing between the two. Our hope is that this bundle will help those who work with youth in providing prevention and intervention, as well as support youth and their families through these difficult times.

Released November 9, 2009
Sexuality and sexual behavior are a normal part of human development. As youth move through their teen years they become increasingly interested in learning about and experimenting with their sexuality. The November issue of The Prevention Researcher steps back from the usual sex-related topics of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and broadens our perspective to look at sexuality as a whole. Articles in this issue explore how practitioners can work with parents to promote healthy sexuality among their adolescent-aged youth, the impact of the media (new and traditional) on adolescent sexual behaviors, and the needs of youth with moderate disabilities.
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By understanding how stress impacts youth, their coping mechanisms, and decision-making processes we can better support them along their life course. Our newest bundle of issues examines the relationship between high levels of teen stress and increased problem behaviors, looks at how youth cope with stressful events, and then explores the processes they use to make decisions. Buy our three issues on stress, coping, and decision making as a bundle and save over 25% off the cover price.

Our new “Dating Violence Article Pack” includes eight digital articles exploring violence and aggression in adolescent relationships. Information includes the role of peers, predictors of violence, how teens seek and give help, how to respond to teen victims, and how for some youth ”domestic violence” may be a better term for the violence in their relationships.

Save 35% by buying these articles as a set.

We are excited to announce that we have been chosen as a finalist in the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award competition sponsored by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). The Prevention Researcher has been selected to proceed to the final round of judging in the Most Improved category.

AEP’s awards program recognizes excellence in educational products and education marketing. The Distinguished Achievement Award Periodicals category examines how an educational publication’s editorial content and design combine with the mission of the publication. Within the Periodicals category is the Most Improved group, recognizing progress in the standards and quality of editorial and design elements over time.

Don't miss our recent blog post on the use of technology in dating violence and aggression. "Responding to Technology Abuse in Teen Dating Violence" is written by Mitru Ciarlante of the National Center for Victims of Crime.

New in our blog, a discussion about a recent Pediatrics article on family rejection and how it negatively impacts lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. Check it out and join in on the conversation.

In recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (November 16 to 22) we are featuring a month-long series of blog posts about homeless youth. Check out our blog to join the conversation.

Don't miss our blog post on Cell phones, disasters, and youth written by J. Brian Houston, Program Director for the Terrorism and Disaster Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

We are pleased to announce the creation of “Article Packs.” These packs are collections of articles on a related subject that span many issues of The Prevention Researcher. They are available in PDF format through digital delivery and represent a 25% cost savings off buying the articles individually. To learn more about this new online product click here.

Late in the evening of August 7, The Prevention Researcher Web site was attacked by a "bot" that severely affected the site (read more this type of attack here: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4844). Our web programmers took our site off-line as soon as we discovered this attack the morning of August 8th. During the repair of the site, enhanced security measures were also installed. Finally, late in the evening of August 12 the site was put back online.

All customers should be informed that credit card numbers are never stored on our site and were never in jeopardy.

We apologize for any inconvenience being off-line for 5 days may have imposed. We're happy to be up and running again and send a special thank you to our IT and Web support staff.

Thank you to everyone who took our recent survey. Results from this survey will be used to determine topics for our next production cycle. And, congratulations to Sarah from Belfast, Ireland who was randomly chosen to receive a $25 gift certificate from The Prevention Researcher for completing the survey.

Of the potential topics we presented, the most favorite by far was "Adolescent Decision Making." Sixty percent of you were "very interested in getting more information" on this topic.

Other topics in which people were interested included: aggressive girls, transition to adulthood, school connectedness, self-injury, and dropout prevention. Expect to see some of these in upcoming issues of The Prevention Researcher.

The majority of youth experience some form of victimization, whether bullying, child maltreatment, sexual assault, or some other form of violence. Additionally, most of these youth will experience more than one type of victimization. Recognizing the importance of assisting these youth, we have bundled together six separate issues of The Prevention Researcher and offer them at a 25% discount.

We are pleased to announce that starting in 2008, The Prevention Researcher will be printed on paper stock certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. This switch means that our paper comes from responsibly managed forests and verified recycled sources. Using a "chain of custody" certification system, the forest, pulp providers, mills, merchants, and printers must all obtain FSC certification before we can print the FSC logo within The Prevention Researcher. We will continue using inks which are vegetable-based with soy content.

Our new Web site is launched!