This guide was created to promote the early identification of children and adolescents with mental health and substance use problems as well as to provide guida

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders

Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violen

All across the United States, individuals, families, communities, and health care systems are struggling to cope with substance use, misuse, and substance use d

Here is a comprehensive review of adolescent substance abuse issues and an expansive, empirically based curriculum for school-based programs to teach adolescent