She has also developed and evaluated interventions for
preventing adolescent alcohol use and her general school - based health promotion approach constituted the frame - work for the national Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) funded by NHLBI in 1986, the largest school - based intervention study to reduce cardiovascular risk through diet, activity and tobacco prevention.
To reduce suicide among school youth, we might consider paying closer attention to
preventing their
use of
alcohol and cigarettes and implementing these prevention programs in school settings to reach vulnerable
adolescents at risk for suicide.»
For additional information see Facts for Families: # 3 Teens:
Alcohol and Other Drugs # 4 The Depressed Child # 6 Children Who Can't Pay Attention (ADHD) # 21 Psychiatric Medication for Children and
Adolescents Part 1: How Medications Are
Used # 29 Psychiatric Medication for Children and
Adolescents Part II: Types of Medications # 33 Conduct Disorder # 51 Psychiatric Medications for Children and
Adolescents Part III: Questions to Ask # 52 Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation # 55 Understanding Violent Behavior in Children # 72 Oppositional Defiant Disorder # 94
Preventing and Managing Medication Related Weight Gain # 110 Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder