Child and Adolescent Health

The goal of the Youth Development Program is to decrease the incidence of teen pregnancies. This program enables youth to recognize and avoid high-risk behavior and to enhance protective factors, developmental assets, and resiliency in their lives.

For additional information about teen pregnancy prevention projects in your area, please contact 360-236-3515.

	Teen Health Fact Sheets. Addressing the key issues that adolescents face, Teen Health Fact Sheets provide information that families, health providers, and teens can use.
	Child Abuse Prevention The DOH supports the Washington Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, and coordinates the work of agencies statewide.
Helpful Links Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.
Age of Consent provides the Revised Codes of Washington, or RCWs, pertinent to minors' consent-to-health-services rights. (PDF file)
The Family Planning and Reproductive Health Section of the Washington State Department of Health supports family planning services for low-income women, men, and teens. Clinics are located throughout the state.
Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, provides teen pregnancy statistics in Washington State by county and age from 1997 to 2000.
Teen Health and the Media provides information on and links to teen sexuality, emergency contraception, suicide and violence, food and body image, tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy provides information on national teen pregnancy statistics; research; and resources for teen, parents, professionals, and policy makers.
Prevent Child Abuse America provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels.
Council for Children & Families (CCF) formerly known as Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (WCPCAN) serves Washington State with valuable resource for families, care providers, and policy makers, with information like Tips for Parents, Best Practice, research and studies, and additional resources.
Bright Futures Guidelines for parents and health care providers to help children from birth through adolescence grow up healthy.

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