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Projects
5/21/08 - No Time for Complacency: Teen Births in California 2008 2/18/08 - CRAHD testimony to Assembly Health Committee special hearing on STDs 2/17/08 - Foster youth sexual health study begins 11/10/07 - APPAM paper on Evidence-b(i)ased policy deliberation 10/8/07 - No Time for Complacency: The hidden STD epidemic among California youth 6/27/07 - CRAHD testimony to Senate and Assembly Health Committees on AB629 5/24/07 - No Time for Complacency: Parent support for sex education
JAH article on Parent support for 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 Sexual health and HIV/STD prevention for adolescents Community support for comprehensive sexuality education California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Education Act (SB71) CDE Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Grant Program evaluation critique
Journal of
Adolescent Health
Choose Responsibility: promoting moderate and responsible alcohol use among young adults Safety First: A Reality-Based Approach to Drug Education
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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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