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Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala - 14 May 2013
CHITIXL, Guatemala --- "In my village girls do not have access to information nor education," said Sonia Delfina Cho Tún from the Chitixl community in the lush northern highlands of the country. "There isn´t a local high school. We only get to study to sixth grade. Mostly girls marry at age 15, not knowing what their future holds for them and their children. "Parents force them because they say that when they reach age 20 and are single, they can no longer find a husband and are left to grow old alone." (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Men, Step Up on Family Planning - 11 May 2013
In this Opinion piece, published by CNN, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin talks about the important role men can and must play in lifting the obstacles that prevent women from access voluntary family planning, one of the most cost-effective ways of improving health. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

In Fiji, UNFPA Chief Stresses Women's Empowerment, Girls Education - 08 May 2013
SUVA, Fiji — If alarming rates of violence against women are to be effectively addressed, the status of women needs to be elevated.  UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin emphasized the fundamental, often unacknowledged, contributions of women – to families, communities and economies – during the launch of the Pacific Regional ICPD Review report. The persistence of alarming rates of gender-based violence is one of the critical issues in the region. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Towards Increased Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Syria - 08 May 2013
NIZIP, Turkey — More has to be done to ensure the health and wellbeing of women and children affected by the Syrian conflict, said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the UNFPA, on a recent visit to Turkey's Nizip refugee camp, about 40km east of the southern city of Gaziantep. One of Turkey's newest camps, Nizip houses some 10,000 refugees, or "guests" as the government prefers to call them, in white canvas tents and containers arrayed in neat numbered rows along the rocky, sun-bleached banks of the Euphrates. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Syrian Women Giving Birth in Exile - 07 May 2013
ZA'ATARI, Jordan — In a tent hospital bed, a Syrian woman who was four months pregnant when she fled her country's civil war cradles one of the newest residents of this dust-swept refugee camp: Her newborn son, just delivered by Caesarean. Around a dozen babies are born every day in Za'atari camp, which is home to 120,000 Syrians and counting – and there's only one, overworked Moroccan doctor performing C-sections. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Statement for the International Day of the Midwife 2013 - 05 May 2013
On this International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA and the International Confederation of Midwives, celebrate the work of midwives in contributing to the miracle of birth—and for the myriad other things they do every day to contribute to the wellbeing of mothers and children around the world. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World - 02 May 2013
Chidbirth is perhaps the riskiest and most miraculous time in a woman's life. And midwives are truly the unsung heroines of the challenge to reduce the risks women face in bringing forth life. Now, armed with better skills and training, midwives are increasingly able to deal with life-threatening emergencies and are playing a critical role in making motherhood safer around the world. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

UNFPA Donates Reproductive Health Supplies to Save Lives in Central African Republic - 01 May 2013
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Fierce fighting between rebel troops and Central African armed forces beginning in March has left widespread insecurity in the country. Cases of collective sexual violence and massive looting of public offices, housing and health facilities were reported, resulting in a massive internal displacement of populations and a drastic shortage of essential medicines, medical equipment and supplies in health centres meant to welcome and provide care to many victims of this crisis. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Al-Azhar Centre, Ugandan Physician, Receive 2013 United Nations Population Award - 30 April 2013
UNITED NATIONS, New York—An academic institution affiliated with the Al-Azhar University in Egypt and a public health advocate from Uganda were announced yesterday as winners of the 2013 United Nations Population Award. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Running in Fear, Sprinting Towards Hope - 26 April 2013
UNITED NATIONS, New York — In an increasingly interconnected world, more individuals than ever before are leaving their homes to begin a new life somewhere else. Since 1990 the number of migrants has increased from 155 million to around 214 million, with women making up an increasing proportion of that total. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Let Girls Be Girls - 24 April 2013
In this Opinion piece, published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation , UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin calls attention to the violation of the human rights of adolescent girls due to the persistence of child marriage and other harmful practices. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Commission on Population and Development 46th Session - Opening Remarks Executive Director UNFPA - 24 April 2013
UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin delivers opening remarks on the forty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Myanmar Tests Procedures for Its 2014 Census - 22 April 2013
YANGON — The Myanmar Government with support from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, undertook a pilot census exercise from 30 March to 10 April to prepare for a nationwide census in 2014, the country's first in 30 years. One hundred schoolteachers trained to be enumerators visited thousands of homes and questioned residents in selected villages in 20 townships across the country representing a cross-section of Myanmar's diverse geographic and ethnic mix. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Syria's Refugees: Birth and Life in Zaatari Camp – in Pictures - 22 April 2013
Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp houses more than 100,000 Syrians who have fled the civil war; 3,000 of those registered are pregnant women. Against the odds, women are adapting to the cycle of life. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

A comparison of lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual college undergraduate women on selected mental health issues - Kerr DL, Santurri L, Peters P.
Abstract Objective: To investigate selected mental health characteristics of lesbians and bisexual undergraduate college women as compared with heterosexual college women. Participants: Self-identified lesbians and bisexual and heterosexual female college ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

A review of developmental research on resilience in maltreated children - Klika JB, Herrenkohl TI.
Research demonstrates that child maltreatment can negatively impact the psychosocial functioning of individuals well beyond the point at which the trauma occurs. Fortunately, there is evidence that many children who are maltreated succeed in overcoming som... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

A time series analysis of presentations to Queensland health facilities for alcohol-related conditions, following the increase in 'alcopops' tax - Kisely S, Crowe E, Lawrence D, White A, Connor J.
OBJECTIVE: In response to concerns about the health consequences of high-risk drinking by young people, the Australian Government increased the tax on pre-mixed alcoholic beverages ('alcopops') favoured by this demographic. We measured changes in admission... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Adolescent self-reported health in relation to school factors: a multilevel analysis - Nygren K, Bergström E, Janlert U, Nygren L.
The aim of the study was to examine school-related determinants of self-reported health among adolescents. Questionnaire survey data comprising 4,972 students, Grades 7 through 9, from 20 schools in northern Sweden were used. Also, complimentary data about... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Bullying victimization, socioeconomic status and behavioral characteristics of 12th graders in the United States, 1989 to 2009: repetitive trends and persistent risk differentials - Fu Q, Land KC, Lamb VL.
Using a nationally representative dataset, this study analyzes: 1) 12th grade trends, patterns, and changes in bullying victimization in the United States from the 1989 to the 2009 school years, and 2) the differential impacts of demographic, social, and e... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Caregiver perceptions and expectations and child emotion regulation: a test of two mediation models predicting child psychopathology among trauma-exposed children - Muller RT, Vascotto NA, Konanur S.
The current investigation compared the reciprocal mediating effects of child emotion regulation and caregiver perceptions and expectations of the child on psychopathology in maltreated children. A clinical sample of 38 children (ages 7 to 12 years old with... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Child sexual abuse and subsequent offending and victimisation: A 45 year follow-up study - Ogloff JRP, Cutajar MC, Mann E, Mullen P.
This study investigates whether a disproportionate number of CSA victims su... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Children of treated substance-abusing mothers: A 10-year prospective study - Hser YI, Evans E, Li L, Metchik-Gaddis A, Messina N.
This study examined children of substance-abusing mothers approximately 10 years after mothers' admission to drug abuse treatment, and identified maternal characteristics that may be risk factors for child behavior problems on the Child Behavior Checklist.... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Clustering of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Brazilian adolescents: prevalence and correlates - Cureau FV, Duarte P, Santos DL, Reichert FF.
BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated the prevalence and correlates of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among Brazilian adolescents. We evaluate the clustering of risk factors and their associations with sociodemographic variables. METHODS: C... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Dating violence perpetration and victimization among U.S. adolescents: prevalence, patterns, and associations with health complaints and substance use - Haynie DL, Farhat T, Brooks-Russell A, Wang J, Barbieri B, Iannotti RJ.
PURPOSE: This research identified conceptually cohesive latent classes of youth dating violence (DV) and examined associations between covariates and classes by gender. METHODS: A nationally representative sample of 2,203 10th grade students completed asse... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Do perceived social stress and resilience influence the effects of psychopathy-linked narcissism and CU traits on adolescent aggression? - Kauten R, Barry CT, Leachman L.
The current study explored the influences of social stress and resilience on the relation between psychopathy-linked personality characteristics (i.e., narcissism, dimensions of CU traits) and aggression with the expectation that social stress would exacer... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Effectiveness of risk communication interventions on the medical follow-up of youth treated with antidepressants - Cloutier AM, Greenfield B, Lavoie A, Lynd LD, Tournier M, Brabant MJ, Moride Y.
Following reports of a potential association between antidepressants (ADs) and suicidal behaviour in youth, regulatory warnings were issued in May 2004, and clinical recommendations on medical follow-up were published in November 2007. Our study aimed at a... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Effects of delinquency on alcohol use among juveniles in Europe: results from the IRSD-2 study - Gatti U, Soellner R, Schadee HMA, Verde A, Rocca G.
The existence of a correlation between the use of alcohol and juvenile delinquency has long been acknowledged. In order to evaluate the strength and the characteristics of this association in various cultural contexts, we analysed data collected as part of... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Effects of motivational interviewing intervention on blackouts among college freshmen - Kazemi DM, Levine MJ, Dmochowski J, Nies MA, Sun L.
This study examined the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) as an intervention on the rate of blackouts among freshmen who engaged in high-risk drinking ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Emotion regulation difficulties, youth-adult relationships, and suicide attempts among high school students in underserved communities - Pisani AR, Wyman PA, Petrova M, Schmeelk-Cone K, Goldston DB, Xia Y, Gould MS.
To develop and refine interventions to prevent youth suicide, knowledge is needed about specific processes that reduce risk at a population level. Using a cross-sectional design, the present study tested hypotheses regarding associations between self-repor... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Exposure to violence among adolescents in a low-income community in the northeast of Brazil - Moreira DP, Vieira LJ, Pordeus AM, Lira SV, Luna GL, Silva JG, Machado Mde F.
This a cross-sectional study made in Fortaleza, Ceará, 2009, which included 458 teenagers and analyzed their exposure to violence, describing their access to weapons, alcohol abuse, illegal drug use and their self-esteem by investigating their socio-econo... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Fingertip injuries in children - Pannier S, Dana C, Journé A, Péjin Z, Glorion C.
Traumatisms of distal extremities are frequent in children. They can associate fingertip skin, bone and nail complex injuries. Their severity level is very variable, from simple subungual bruise to distal amputation. Initial care needs careful repair of in... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Fraternity membership and sexual aggression: an examination of mediators of the association - Kingree JB, Thompson MP.
Abstract Objective: This prospective study examined attitudes (ie, hostility toward women, acceptance of rape myths), peer influences (ie, peer pressure to have sex, peer approval of forced sex), and risky behaviors (ie, high-risk alcohol use, number of se... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Graduated driver licensing program component calibrations and their association with fatal crash involvement - Masten SV, Foss RD, Marshall SW.
Graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs are specialized licensing systems for beginner drivers adopted in all U.S. states, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. GDL programs reduce novice drivers' exposure to high-risk driving situations while they gain dr... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Identifying links between sexual violence and youth violence perpetration: New opportunities for sexual violence prevention - DeGue S, Massetti GM, Holt MK, Tharp AT, Valle LA, Matjasko JL, Lippy C.
Objective: One promising opportunity for advancing sexual violence (SV) research and identifying new avenues for prevention involves examining other forms of violence that may share risk factors with SV. Youth violence (YV) is ideal for consideration given... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Impacts of the minimum legal drinking age legislation on in-patient morbidity in Canada, 1997-2007: a regression-discontinuity approach - Callaghan RC, Sanches M, Gatley JM.
AIMS: To provide novel, population-based estimates of the influence of minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) legislation on target in-patient hospital events in Canada. DESIGN: Regression-discontinuity analyses on rates of Canadian in-patient admissions. SETTI... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Impulsivity moderates promotive environmental influences on adolescent delinquency: a comparison across family, school, and neighborhood contexts - Chen P, Jacobson KC.
The present study examined moderating effects of impulsivity on the relationships between promotive factors from family (family warmth, parental knowledge), school (school connectedness), and neighborhood (neighborhood cohesion) contexts with delinquency u... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Injuries in female dancers aged 8 to 16 years - Steinberg N, Siev-Ner I, Peleg S, Dar G, Masharawi Y, Zeev A, Hershkovitz I.
Context : Most studies of injured dancers have been carried out on professional adult dancers; data on young, nonprofessional injured dancers are sparse. Objective : To identify the types of injuries sustained by recreational dancers and to examine their a... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Injury initiates unfavourable weight gain and obesity markers in youth - Myer GD, Faigenbaum AD, Foss KB, Xu Y, Khoury J, Dolan LM, McCambridge TM, Hewett TE.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of knee injuries with subsequent changes in body mass index and body composition during maturation in young females. METHODS: A prospective longitudinal study design was employed to evalua... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Juvenile delinquency and victimization in Cyprus - Kapardis A.
Criminological and criminal justice research is a relatively new academic discipline in Cyprus. The current paper first examines and critiques official data on juvenile delinquency in Cyprus. As expected, the findings on delinquency and victimization gathe... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Ledge and wedge: younger and older adults' perception of action possibilities - Comalli D, Franchak J, Char A, Adolph K.
The current study investigated whether younger (college-age) and older adults (60+ years) differ in their ability to perceive safe and unsafe motor actions. Participants decided whether to walk through openings varying in width in two penalty conditions: I... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Mental health surveillance among children - United States, 2005-2011 - Perou R, Bitsko RH, Blumberg SJ, Pastor P, Ghandour RM, Gfroerer JC, Hedden SL, Crosby AE, Visser SN, Schieve LA, Parks SE, Hall JE, Brody D, Simile CM, Thompson WW, Baio J, Avenevoli S, Kogan MD, Huang LN.
Mental disorders among children are described as "serious deviations from expected cognitive, social, and emotional development" (US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Men... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: lightning safety for athletics and recreation - Walsh KM, Cooper MA, Holle R, Rakov VA, Roeder WP, Ryan M.
Objective: To present recommendations for the education, prevention, and management of lightning injuries for those involved in athletics or recreation. Background: Lightning is the most common severe-storm activity encountered annually in the United State... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

No-one knows you're a dog on the internet: implications for proactive police investigation of sexual offenders - Lincoln R, Coyle IR.
There is a body of literature dealing with the increased capacity for deception in online environments. This corpus of academic work has relevance for the widespread public concern about the anonymity of the Internet with respect to children who may be con... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Parent retrospective recollections of bullying and current views, concerns, and strategies to cope with children's bullying - Cooper LA, Nickerson AB.
In this study, parent history of bullying was examined in terms of general involvement with bullying, specific types of bullying experienced, level of hurtfulness associated with the experience, and when bullying occurred. Parent current views, levels of c... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Parental criminality, family violence and intergenerational transmission of crime within a birth cohort - Junger M, Greene J, Schipper R, Hesper F, Estourgie V.
Previous studies documented that crime is heavily concentrated in families. However, many studies relied on relatively small samples, often males and information on criminal involvement was self-reported. The present study investigates: (1) the prevalence ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Participation in church or religious groups and its association with health: a national study of young Canadians - Michaelson V, Robinson P, Pickett W.
The purpose of this study was to determine how participation of young Canadians in a church or religious group correlated with holistic health indicators. Health was viewed in terms of risk and protective behaviors, outward looking prosocial behaviors, and... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Peer behaviors and co-occurring disorders among adolescents - Reedy AR, Saunders JA.
The complexity of co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health problems among adolescents challenges both researchers and practitioners. The purpose of this study was to further disentangle those relationships and examine the role that peers who ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Perceptions of suicide risk and coping in Latino and White adolescents and young adults: a pilot study informing suicide prevention efforts - Garcia C, Klingbeil DA, Reigstad K, Houri A, Lee CYS, Sung Y, Hamilton E, Klimes-Dougan B.
In the United States (U.S.), Latino adolescents and young adults are among the ethnic groups with the highest depression and suicide attempts. It is important to understand the perceptions of mental illness among Latino youth in the U.S. to appropriately i... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news