Pathways to sexual violence from Childhood to Young Adulthood

Sexual violence is a significant public health issue. The National Institutes of Justice estimate that over one million people are victims of rape and sexual assault each year, resulting in an annual $127 billion in associated victim costs. Adult domestic violence is estimated to affect 2.3 million victims and cost ...

Smoking cessation via text messaging: feasibility testing of SMS USA

Between 24-44% of young adults are current smokers. Even though smoking-related diseases are the single most preventable cause of death in the United States, effective smoking cessation programs that are targeted to young adults are lacking. Evaluations of smoking cessation programs delivered via text messaging in New Zealand and the ...

Text Mesaging to promote smoking cessation

An estimated 51-63% of Turkish men and 24-26% of Turkish women 15 years of age and older are currently smokers. A recent survey conducted among 147 adults living in Ankara who were current smokers indicates that one in three (34%) would be somewhat or extremely likely to access a text ...

Internet to prevent HIV in Ugandan youth

HIV and AIDS have had a devastating impact on the world's morbidity and mortality figures, and this is particularly true on countries in sub-Saharan Africa such as Uganda. Concurrently, there has been an explosion in technology use. In fact, almost half of adolescents in Mbarara we surveyed said they have ...

Positive Aspects of Youth Internet Use

The online world is transforming the experiences and relationships of youth in both positive and negative ways. Identifying youth who may be more vulnerable to Internet victimization as well as protective factors that may reduce this risk is an important public health concern. We are conducting a national, online survey ...