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The Prevention Researcher

Behavioral research for professionals working with adolescents and at-risk youth.

A journal from Integrated Research Services, Inc.

Youth Stories

My Hero Behind Bars

By Mary F. Today I go to school with a big smile like every day. I sit in the classroom and everybody is laughing around me and I ask myself, what if everybody had the same problem as me, would the... read more »

My Journal Saved My LIfe

By Anonymous When I was in the 9th grade, my mom lost her job and we didn't have any money to keep our apartment. My dad had left us and wasn't giving us financial support. I was really depressed (... read more »

Swimming to the Surface

I learned I can't cope with depression alone. By Anonymous (Names and places have been changed.) You feel like school has no purpose. Getting out of bed feels like a... read more »

Letting Haiti Go

I found a way to make my new country home. By Kaela B. "We're moving to America, honey!" my mother announced as we sipped our coffee on a hot Saturday morning during the summer ... read more »