On behalf of the Nevada Department of Education and the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH), the University of Nevada, Reno's School of Public Health administers the Youth Risk ...

The results reported here raise questions as to the comparative influence of communication with youth concerning risky behavior, and active behavioral intervention on the part of parents that ...

Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents has engaged in non-suicidal self-injury, and those adolescents with friends who engage in self-harm ...

Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why ...

Suicides are far more likely in the spring, when circadian rhythms are disrupted and anxieties peak, than they are in winter.

and referral services for at-risk youth—all aimed at empowering them to make smart, healthy lifestyle choices and steer away from risky behaviors. Since 2010, the organization has reached more than 75 ...

Risky health behaviors, both current and cumulatively over time, are associated with poorer mental well-being and self-reported health.

In both cases, the parents had notified the Marshall Simonds Middle School they didn’t want their children to take part in last month’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Staff gave the questionnaire ...

In 2010, researchers supported by SIEF sought to test whether the chance to win money for staying free of sexually transmitted infections would help reduce risky sexual behavior among young adults and ...