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Projects
11/29/09 - Review of Free to Be abstinence-only curriculum 6/15/09 - Evaluation of the PP-LA Sexuality Education Initiative 4/13/09 - California 2007 state and county teen birth rates and costs 4/709 - Sexual health needs of foster and transitioning youth 10/20/08 - No Time for Complacency: California's parental notification initiative 5/21/08 - No Time for Complacency: Teen Births in California 2008 3/26/08 - Converging evidence: Sex ed in the U.S. (JAH editorial) 3/18/08 - CRAHD report leads to CBS-5 sex ed investigation 2/18/08
- CRAHD testimony
to Assembly Health Committee special hearing on
STDs
PSRH article on California parent preferences on sex education APPAM paper on Evidence-b(i)ased policy deliberation CJHP article on STIs among California youth CRAHD testimony to Senate and Assembly Health Committees on AB629 JAH article on Parent views on HPV vaccination Review of Kristin Luker's When Sex Goes to School State funded abstinence-only programs in California Appraising evidence on program effectiveness chapter Do virginity pledges cause virginity? The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Scarlet Letter ads Position papers on sex education Sexual health and HIV/STD prevention for adolescents Community support for comprehensive sexuality education California
Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Education
Act (SB71)
Journal of
Adolescent Health
Choose Responsibility: promoting moderate and responsible alcohol use among young adults |
Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue. -- Robert Merton, 1962 Who we are ... The Center for Research on Adolescent Health and Development conducts research, evaluation, and policy studies on adolescent health and youth development. Guided by an ecological framework, we study the interaction between adolescents and their families, peer groups, school systems, communities, and cultures, together with the evidence bases and practical implications of current and alternative policies intended to promote healthy adolescent development. Our approach … Recognizing that all research methods and theories are imperfect, that results are often ambiguous, and that conclusions are sometimes misleading, we embrace the need for multiple methods of research -- together with continuous and spirited critique and scrutiny of methods, results, and interpretations, and of all policy uses of research. We strive to integrate participatory and developmental evaluation methods with rigorous theory-based experimental and quasi-experimental research designs, survey methods, structured qualitative approaches, and secondary data analysis, as appropriate. We frequently work in collaborative partnerships with schools, communities, and youth. Examples of our work …
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