Growth and Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

Adolescent Health Online Home Page
American Medical Association
Web Address:	http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html
This Web site, sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA), provides parents and teens with useful information about issues such as injury prevention, nutrition, teen violence, physical fitness, and tobacco use and links to other resources. You can contact the AMA's department of adolescent health through e-mail at gaps@ama-assn.org.

Organizations

Children's Defense Fund
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC  20001
Phone:	(202) 628-8787
E-mail:	cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org
Web Address:	www.childrensdefense.org
This organization produces information on many youth-related issues, such as education, child care, health care, and juvenile justice. The organization's Parent Resource Network (PRN) can help you find the resources you seek to become a more effective parent.
Healthy Teen Network (formerly the National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention)
509 Second Street, Northeast
Washington, DC  20002
Phone:	(202) 547-8814
Fax:	(202) 547-8815
E-mail:	Healthyteens@HealthyTeennetwork.org
Web Address:	http://www.noappp.org
The Healthy Teen Network addresses the issues of adolescent sexuality, pregnancy, and parenting at local, state, and national levels in the United States. The Network's vision is for all adolescents to make responsible decisions about sexuality, pregnancy, and parenting. It provides information, resource-sharing opportunities, and technical assistance and fosters the development of innovative adolescent pregnancy care, prevention programs, and public policy initiatives.
National Families in Action
2957 Clairmont Road Northeast
Suite 150
Atlanta, Georgia  30329
Phone:	(404) 248-9676
Fax:	(404) 248-1312
E-mail:	nfia@nationalfamilies.org
Web Address:	http://www.nationalfamilies.org
National Families in Action was founded in 1977 in the United States. Its mission is to help families and communities prevent drug use among children by promoting policies based on science.

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Author:	Amy Fackler, MA	Last Updated: May 4, 2006
Medical Review:	Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Louis Pellegrino, MD - Developmental Pediatrics
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