Objective Schools increasingly require researchers to obtain active parental consent for
students to participate in health research. We sought to identify effective strategies for the …

Objectives To determine whether membership in youth gangs provides a unique social
forum for violence amplification. This study examines whether gang membership increases …

Four vaccines are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for adolescents. Parental attitudes may play …

Outcomes of a normative and reliability study on the Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices
(CPM) are reported for a sample of 618 children from Victoria Australia ranging in age from …

Active parental consent policies have been blamed for low participation rates and selection
bias (ie, loss of “high-risk” youths) in school-based studies. In this article, the authors …

Despite a long history of youth gang problems in the United States, there remains a paucity
of evaluations identifying promising or effective gang prevention and intervention programs …

This article compares prevalence estimates of substance use and delinquent behavior in
Washington State, United States and Victoria, Australia, two states chosen for their different …

The current emphasis on best practices for school-based health and mental health programs
brings with it the demand for evaluation efforts in schools. This article describes the …

In 2011–2012, only 34% of 13–17 years olds in the United States (US) received seasonal
influenza vaccine. Little is known about the link between parents' sources of health …

Abstract Study Objective The purpose of this study was to: 1) describe parental sources of
information about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adolescents, 2) understand …