Key points
These journal articles, about adolescents and youth from 2013 to 2024, are authored or co-authored by CDC staff.
Publications by year
- A Longitudinal Analysis of COVID-19 Prevention Strategies Implemented Among U.S. K-12 Public Schools During the 2021–2022 School Year
- Disparities in Behaviors and Experiences Among Transgender and Cisgender High School Students — 18 U.S. States, 2021
- Disparities in Unmet Health Care Needs Among U.S. Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- School Poverty Level Moderates the Effectiveness of a Physical Activity Intervention
- "I Wouldn't Have Felt So Alone": The Sexual Health Education Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Living in the Southeastern United States
- Receipt of and Satisfaction With School-Based and Virtual Special Education Supports and Therapeutic Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Reliability of the 2020 School Health Profiles Principal and Lead Health Education Teacher Questionnaires
- Reliability of the 2021 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire
- State-Level Population Estimates of Sexual Minority Adolescents in the United States: A Predictive Modeling Study
- The Role of Physical Education Within the National Physical Activity Plan
- Trends in Diversity-Related Learning Among Secondary Schools in 35 U.S. States, 2014–2018
- Disparities in the Implementation of School-Based Mental Health Supports Among K-12 Public Schools
- Disparities and Trends in Middle School Students' Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: Results From the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2015–2019
- Comparison of Methods to Assess Adolescent Gender Identity in the ABCD Study
- Associations Between Verbal and Physical Abuse in the Home and Mental Health Indicators Among Heterosexual and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning High School Students in the U.S. — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, 2021
- Adherence to and Experiences of K–12 Students in Modified and Standard Home Quarantine During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Missouri
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adolescents Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Challenges Experienced by U.S. K-12 Public Schools in Serving Students With Special Education Needs or Underlying Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Strategies for Improved Accessibility
- Children's Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Cohort Study in the United States
- Design and Implementation of an Innovative, Rapid Data-Monitoring Strategy for Public Health Emergencies: Pilot of the United States School COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies Project
- Disparities in Implementing COVID-19 Prevention Strategies in Public Schools, United States, 2021–22 School Year
- Experiences of Unstable Housing Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021
- Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing COVID-19 Prevention Strategies in K-12 Public Schools
- Health-Risk Behaviors and Experiences Among Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Adolescents in the United States, 2011–2019
- Observed Mask Use in Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools in Georgia — Fall, 2021
- Overview and Methods for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System — United States, 2021
- Parental Monitoring and Risk Behaviors and Experiences Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021
- Potential Contribution of PrEP Uptake by Adolescents 15–17 Years Old to Achieving the "Ending the HIV Epidemic" Incidence Reduction Goals in the U.S. South
- Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual Behaviors and Receipt of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among U.S. High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019–2021
- School Connectedness and Risk Behaviors and Experiences Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2011–2021
- Prevalence and Correlates of Non-Dating Sexual Violence, Sexual Dating Violence, and Physical Dating Violence Victimization among U.S. High School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, 2021
- Use of Tobacco Products, Alcohol, and Other Substances Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021
- Modifications to student quarantine policies in K–12 schools implementing multiple COVID-19 prevention strategies restores in-person education without increasing SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk, January–March 2021
- The Increasing Utility of School Health Data to Guide Evidence-Based Interventions
- Association Between LGBTQ Student Nondiscrimination Laws in Selected States and School District Support for Gay-Straight Alliances
- Mental Health, Suicidality, and Connectedness Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021
- Family Economics and Mental Health Among High-School Students During COVID-19
- The Association of LGBTQ-Supportive School Health Policies and Practices With Sexual Health Outcomes
- Examining the Relationship Between LGBTQ-Supportive School Health Policies and Practices and Psychosocial Health Outcomes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Students
- The CDC's Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey—Using Intersectionality and School Connectedness to Understand Health Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Disruptions to School and Home Life Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021
- Dosage in Implementation of an Effective School-Based Health Program Impacts Youth Health Risk Behaviors and Experiences
- Annual STI Testing Among Sexually Active Adolescents
- Increases in Student Knowledge and Protective Behaviors Following Enhanced Supports for Sexual Health Education in a Large, Urban School District
- Overview and Methodology of the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey — United States, January–June 2021
- Positive Trends in School-Based Practices to Support LGBTQ Youth in the United States Between 2010 and 2018
- Risk Behaviors and Experiences Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 23 U.S. States and 11 Local School Districts, 2019
- Overwhelming Support for Sexual Health Education in U.S. Schools: A Meta-Analysis of 23 Surveys Conducted Between 2000 and 2016
- Trends in Teaching Sexual and Reproductive Health Skills in U.S. Secondary Schools in 35 States, 2008 to 2018
- Medical Gender Affirmation and HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention in Transgender Youth: Results From the Survey of Today's Adolescent Relationships and Transitions, 2018
- Initiation of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Among High School Students
- Impacts of Changing Sexual Behavior on Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Burden Among U.S. High School Students, 2007–2017
- Association of Children's Mode of School Instruction with Child and Parent Experiences and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic — COVID Experiences Survey, United States, October 8–November 13, 2020
- Current Prescription Opioid Misuse and Suicide Risk Behaviors Among High School Students
- Characteristics Associated With School Health Services for the Management of Chronic Health Conditions
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Information: Disparities Across Sexual Orientation Groups in Two Cohorts of U.S. Women
- Early Adolescent Gender Diversity and Mental Health in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
- Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Sexual Health Education: A Systematic Mapping Review of the Literature
- "We Deserve Care and We Deserve Competent Care": Qualitative Perspectives on Health Care From Transgender Youth in the Southeast United States
- Truth Be Told: Adolescents' Disclosure of Sexual Activity to Healthcare Providers
- Differences in Adolescent Experiences of Polyvictimization and Suicide Risk by Sexual Minority Status
- Adolescent Mental Health, COVID-19, and the Value of School-Community Partnerships
- Modeling the Impact of PrEP Programs for Adolescent Sexual Minority Males Based on Empirical Estimates for the PrEP Continuum of Care
- Awareness and Willingness to Use Biomedical Prevention Strategies for HIV Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Results From a National Survey
- Perspectives of Transgender Youth on Parental Support: Qualitative Findings From the Resilience and Transgender Youth Study
- Sexual Behaviors, Referral to Sexual Health Services, and Use of Sexual Health Services Among Transgender High School Students
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Web Sites: An Analysis of Content for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
- Sexual Violence Victimization of Youth and Health Risk Behaviors
- Transgender Youth Experiences and Perspectives Related to HIV Preventive Services
- Predicting the Impact of Sexual Behavior Change on Adolescent STI in the US and New York State: A Case Study of the Teen-SPARC Tool
- Trends in Violence Victimization and Suicide Risk by Sexual Identity Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2015–2019
- School-Level Poverty and Persistent Feelings of Sadness or Hopelessness, Suicidality, and Experiences With Violence Victimization Among Public High School Students
- School District-Provided Supports to Enhance Sexual Health Education Among Middle and High School Health Education Teachers
- Condom and Contraceptive Use Among Sexually Active High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019
- Violence Victimization, Substance Use Disparities, and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
- Having a Sexual Photo Shared Without Permission and Associated Health Risks: A Snapshot of Nonconsensual Sexting [research letter]
- Student-Reported School Safety Perceptions, Connectedness, and Absenteeism Following a Multiple-Fatality School Shooting — Broward County, Florida, February 14–21, 2018
- Mathematical Modeling Study of School-Based Chlamydia Screening: Potential Impact on Chlamydia Prevalence in Intervention Schools and Surrounding Communities
- Understanding Primary Care Providers' Perceptions and Practices in Implementing Confidential Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
- Evaluating the Data Quality of a National Sample of Young Sexual and Gender Minorities Recruited Using Social Media: The Influence of Different Design Formats
- Social Media Recruitment for a Web Survey of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: An Evaluation of Methods Used and Resulting Sample Diversity
- School District-Provided Supports to Enhance Sexual Health Education Among Middle and High School Health Education Teachers
- Tracking Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
- Amplifying Improvements in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
- Overview and Methods for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System — United States, 2019
- Cost-Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males
- Substance Use and Disparities in Teen Dating Violence Victimization by Sexual Identity Among High School Students
- Challenging the Association of Marijuana Laws With Teen Marijuana Use
- Prescription Opioid Misuse Associated With Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents
- Does the Association Between Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students Vary by Sexual Identity?
- Modeling the Joint Effects of Adolescent and Adult PrEP for Sexual Minority Males in the United States
- Prevalence of Risk and Protective Factors Associated With HIV and HCV Infections Among Male High School Students Who Have Sex With Males — Hawai'i, 2013, 2015, and 2017
- Transgender Identity and Experiences of Violence Victimization, Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students — 19 States and Large Urban School Districts, 2017
- Strengthening Our Schools to Promote Resilience and Health Among LGBTQ Youth: Emerging Evidence and Research Priorities From the State of LGBTQ Youth Health and Wellbeing Symposium
- Practices That Support and Sustain Health in Schools: An Analysis of SHPPS Data
- Get Yourself Tested GYT Goes to High School: Adapted Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Campaign and Associated Student Use of Clinic STD Testing Services
- Nonconforming Gender Expression, Mental Distress, and Substance Abuse in Adolescents—Reply
- The Influence of Health Education Teacher Characteristics on Students' Health-Related Knowledge Gains
- Confidentiality Matters but How Do We Improve Implementation in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care?
- Substance Use, Violence Experiences, and Mental Health Issues: Are These Health Risks Associated With HIV Testing Among Sexually Experienced U.S. High School Students?
- Methodological Considerations for Advancing Research on the Health and Wellbeing of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
- "Is It Really Confidential?" A Content Analysis of Online Information About Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents
- Adolescent Connectedness and Adult Health Outcomes
- Condom Availability Programs in Schools: A Review of the Literature
- Potential Impact of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Black and White Adolescent Sexual Minority Males
- Violence Victimization, Substance Use, and Suicide Risk Among Sexual Minority High School Students — United States, 2015–2017
- Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescent Sexual Minority Males: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [Review]
- Nonconforming Gender Expression and Associated Mental Distress and Substance Use Among High School Students
- Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescent Minority Males: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Do Health Promotion Messages Integrate Unintended Pregnancy and STI Prevention? A Content Analysis of Online Information for Adolescents and Young Adults
- Sexual Risk Behavior Differences Among Sexual Minority High School Students — United States, 2015 and 2017
- Violence Victimization, Substance Use, and Suicide Risk Among Sexual Minority High School Students — United States, 2015–2017
- Sex Differences in School Safety and Bullying Experiences Among Sexual Minority Youth
- School Factors Associated With the Implementation of Integrated Pest Management-Related Policies and Practices
- Trends in Secondary Schools' Practices to Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Students, 2008–2014
- Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women and Receipt of Sexually Transmitted Infection/Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Related Services
- Moving the Message Beyond the Methods: Toward Integration of Unintended Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection/HIV Prevention
- Targeting Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Adolescent Sexual Minority Males in Higher Prevalence Areas of the United States: A Modeling Study
- HIV Diagnoses Among Persons Aged 13–29 Years — United States, 2010–2014
- School Environment Is Related to Lower Health and Safety Risks Among Sexual Minority Middle and High School Students
- Associations Between Sexual Risk-Related Behaviors and School-Based Education on HIV and Condom Use for Adolescent Sexual Minority Males and Their Non-Sexual-Minority Peers
- Sexual Intercourse Among High School Students — 29 States and United States Overall, 2005–2015
- Systematic Mapping of Relationship-Level Protective Factors and Sexual Health Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Youth: The Role of Peers, Parents, Partners, and Providers
- The Optimal Age for Screening Adolescents and Young Adults Without Identified Risk Factors for HIV
- Sex Differences in School Safety and Bullying Experiences Among Sexual Minority Youth
- Provider Communication With Adolescent and Young Females During Sexual and Reproductive Health Visits: Findings From the 2011–2015 National Survey of Family Growth
- Structural Intervention With School Nurses Increases Receipt of Sexual Health Care Among Male High School Students
- Sustained Reduction in Chlamydia Infections Following a School-Based Screening, Detroit, 2010–2015
- Do School-Based Programs Prevent HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- The Optimal Age for Screening Adolescents and Young Adults Without Identified Risk Factors for HIV
- Associations Between Sexual Risk-Related Behaviors and School-Based Education on HIV and Condom Use for Adolescent Sexual Minority Males and Their Non-Sexual-Minority Peers
- Overcoming Challenges in School-Wide Survey Administration
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Chlamydia, and Gonorrhea Testing in New York Medicaid-Enrolled Adolescents
- Key Factors Influencing Comfort in Delivering and Receiving Sexual Health Education: Middle School Student and Teacher Perspectives
- HIV Testing in Nonhealthcare Facilities Among Adolescent MSM
- Effect of Forced Sexual Intercourse on Associations Between Early Sexual Debut and Other Health Risk Behaviors Among U.S. High School Students
- Social Stress and Substance Use Disparities by Sexual Orientation Among High School Students
- AssociatiSon Between Parent–Adolescent Communication About Sex-Related Topics and HIV Testing, United States. 2006–2013
- Physical and Sexual Dating Violence and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs
- Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students — United States, 2015
- Trends in School-Related Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths — Massachusetts, 1995–2015
- Facilitating Fresh: State Laws Supporting School Gardens Are Associated With Use of Garden-Grown Produce in School Nutrition Services Programs
- District Policies and Practices Vary in Their Association With Adolescents' Consumption of Milk and 100% Fruit Juice
- Prevalence of Indoor Tanning and Association With Sunburn Among Youth in the United States
- Sun Safety Practices Among Schools in the United States
- Demographic Differences in District-Level Policies Related to School Mental Health and Social Services — United States, 2012
- HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing Behavior Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males: Analysis of Pooled Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data, 2005–2013
- Early Sexual Debut and Associated Risk Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Youth
- The Importance of School Staff Referrals and Follow-Up in Connecting High School Students to HIV and STD Testing
- Individual-Level Protective Factors for Sexual Health Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature
- Association Between Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sex-Related Topics and HIV Testing, United States. 2006–2013
- The Longitudinal Impact Perceptions of Parental Monitoring on Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Activity
- School-Based HIV/STD Testing Behaviors and Motivations Among Black and Hispanic Teen MSM: Results From a Formative Evaluation
- High School Students' Self-Reported Use of School Clinics and Nurses
- An Excel Spreadsheet Model for States and Districts to Assess the Cost-Benefit of School Nursing Services
- Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents: Population Estimate and Prevalence of Health Behaviors
- Association of School District Policies for Radon Testing and Radon-Resistant New Construction Practices With Indoor Radon Zones
- Differences in Food and Beverage Marketing Policies and Practices in U.S. School Districts, by Demographic Characteristics of School Districts, 2012
- School District Crisis Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Plans — United States, 2012
- CDC Grand Rounds: Adolescence—Preparing for Lifelong Health and Wellness
- School District Policies and Adolescents' Soda Consumption
- School Factors Associated With the Percentage of Students Who Walk or Bike to School, School Health Policies and Practices Study, 2014
- Young People and HIV: A Call to Action.
- Association Between State Assistance on the Topic of Indoor Air Quality and School District-Level Policies That Promote Indoor Air Quality in Schools
- A Whole School Approach: Collaborative Development of School Health Policies, Processes, and Practices
- Lessons Learned From the Whole Child and Coordinated School Health Approaches
- The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model: A New Approach for Improving Educational Attainment and Healthy Development for Students
- What Have We Learned From Collaborative Partnerships to Concomitantly Improve Both Education and Health?
- Communicating With School Staff About Sexual Identity, Health and Safety: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences and Preferences of Black and Latino Teen Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
- Brief Report: Associations Between In-Person and Electronic Bullying Victimization and Missing School Because of Safety Concerns Among U.S. High School Students
- School-Level Practices to Increase Availability of Fruits, Vegetables, and Whole Grains, and Reduce Sodium in School Meals — United States, 2000, 2006, and 2014
- Characteristics of Joint Use Agreements in School Districts in the United States: Findings From the School Health Policies and Practices Study, 2012
- Association Between School District Policies That Address Chronic Health Conditions of Students and Professional Development for School Nurses on Such Policies
- Challenges in and Strategies for the Surveillance of School Health Policies and Practices: A Commentary
- Communicating With School Nurses About Sexual Orientation and Sexual Health: Perspectives of Teen Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
- School Violence and Bullying Among Sexual Minority High School Students, 2009–2011
- Associations of Body Mass Index With Sexual Risk-Taking and Injection Drug Use Among U.S. High School Students
- Cost-Benefit Study of School Nursing Services
- The Relationship Between State Policies for Competitive Foods and School Nutrition Practices in the United States
- Youth Violence and Connectedness in Adolescence: What Are the Implications for Later Sexually Transmitted Infections?
- Behavioral and Psychosocial Effects of Two Middle School Sexual Health Education Programs at Tenth-Grade Follow-Up
- Maternal Underestimation of Child's Sexual Experience: Suggested Implication for HPV Vaccine Uptake at Recommended Ages
- How School Healthy Is Your State? A State-by-State Comparison of School Health Practices Related to a Healthy School Environment and Health Education
- Trends in Professional Development for and Collaboration by Health Education Teachers — 41 States, 2000–2010
- Enhancing HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted disease, and tuberculosis prevention in the United States through program collaboration and service integration: the case for broader implementation
- Program Collaboration and Service Integration: Implementation Successes and Challenges
- Lessons Learned From Field-Testing a Brief Behavioral Intervention Package for African American Women at Risk for HIV/STDs