Alisa A. Padon Ph.D. M.B.E., Natalie E. Slama M.P.H., Kelly C. Young-Wolff Ph.D. M.P.H., Catherine A. Cortez M.P.H., Huyun Dong M.P.H., Stacey E. Alexeeff Ph.D., Lynn D. Silver M.D. M.P.H. F.A.A.P., Stacy A. Sterling Dr.P.H. M.S.W. M.P.H., Wendy T. Dyer M.S., Derek D. Satre Ph.D., Cynthia I. Campbell Ph.D. M.P.H., Monique B. Does M.P.H., Bethany J. Simard M.P.H., Rosalie Liccardo Pacula Ph.D.
{"title":"Associations of Local Cannabis Retailing, Marketing, Pricing and Product Policies, and Storefront Density, With Adolescent Cannabis Use in California","authors":"Alisa A. Padon Ph.D. M.B.E., Natalie E. Slama M.P.H., Kelly C. Young-Wolff Ph.D. M.P.H., Catherine A. Cortez M.P.H., Huyun Dong M.P.H., Stacey E. Alexeeff Ph.D., Lynn D. Silver M.D. M.P.H. F.A.A.P., Stacy A. Sterling Dr.P.H. M.S.W. M.P.H., Wendy T. Dyer M.S., Derek D. Satre Ph.D., Cynthia I. Campbell Ph.D. M.P.H., Monique B. Does M.P.H., Bethany J. Simard M.P.H., Rosalie Liccardo Pacula Ph.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.09.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.09.012","url":null,"abstract":"Research examining cannabis legalization effects on adolescents rarely accounts for local-level cannabis policies, which differentially expose youth to the cannabis marketplace. This study examined local policies and their association with adolescent use in Northern California.","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149292233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael D. Mrazek Ph.D., Dustyn S. Ransom, Amy R. Texter, Calvin V. Tower M.P.S, Elijah J. Woodson, Sydney F. Fulton, Peter J. Wruck Ph.D., Sarah L. Clarke M.A. L.P.C.C, Alissa J. Mrazek Ph.D.
{"title":"A Digital Mental Health Literacy Program Reduces Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in a District-Wide Trial","authors":"Michael D. Mrazek Ph.D., Dustyn S. Ransom, Amy R. Texter, Calvin V. Tower M.P.S, Elijah J. Woodson, Sydney F. Fulton, Peter J. Wruck Ph.D., Sarah L. Clarke M.A. L.P.C.C, Alissa J. Mrazek Ph.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.026","url":null,"abstract":"Adolescent mental health problems have risen sharply, creating an urgent need for scalable solutions. Although several mental health literacy (MHL) programs show promise, none with broad implementation feasibility have demonstrated reductions in adolescents' anxiety or depression. This study examined the mental health outcomes of a brief, digital MHL program.","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149274818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yangxu Lin M.Sc., Oluwatoni Adesina M.Sc., Broline Sagini Asuma M.Sc., Jenny Chen-Charles Ph.D., Satvika Chalasani Ph.D., Lucie Cluver D.Phil., Rosalie Aduayi Diop Ph.D., William E. Rudgard Ph.D.
{"title":"Community Health Workers and Adolescent Health and Well-Being Across Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Yangxu Lin M.Sc., Oluwatoni Adesina M.Sc., Broline Sagini Asuma M.Sc., Jenny Chen-Charles Ph.D., Satvika Chalasani Ph.D., Lucie Cluver D.Phil., Rosalie Aduayi Diop Ph.D., William E. Rudgard Ph.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.07.029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.07.029","url":null,"abstract":"Adolescence represents a pivotal stage of development. Community health workers (CHWs) may offer a valuable approach to addressing adolescent health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This review systematically synthesized evidence on the effectiveness of CHW-led interventions to improve adolescent health and well-being in SSA. We searched 14 databases and 17 grey literature sources for studies published between January 2014 and October 2024. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024618546). Interventions were categorized by setting (community or school) and provider (lay or paraprofessional; peer-led or adult-led). Vote counting and meta-analyses were conducted, alongside risk of bias using Joanna Briggs Institute tools and evidence quality assessments using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. Thirty-five studies were included spanning across 12 countries and 12 outcomes. All outcomes were summarized narratively. Meta-analyses showed very low-certainty strong evidence for increased modern contraceptive use (risk ratio: 1.50; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13–1.99), low-certainty moderate evidence for reduced depression (standardized mean difference: −0.31; 95% CI, -0.61–0.00), and low-certainty weak evidence for improved human immunodeficiency virus viral suppression (risk ratio: 1.16; 95% CI, 0.99–1.36). No clear effects were observed for sexual health knowledge, unmet need for contraception, or adolescent pregnancy, all with very low certainty. CHW-led interventions show promise for improving adolescent contraceptive use and mental health in SSA. However, substantial heterogeneity warrants cautious interpretation, and more rigorous evidence is needed across all health domains.","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149275074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lindsey Cunningham M.S., Shasha Zhu, Jenny Guo M.S., Jennifer Frederick Ph.D., Gilbert Ramirez DrPH., Mei Yi Ng Ph.D.
{"title":"Psychological Interventions in Primary Care for Depressed and Anxious Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Lindsey Cunningham M.S., Shasha Zhu, Jenny Guo M.S., Jennifer Frederick Ph.D., Gilbert Ramirez DrPH., Mei Yi Ng Ph.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.030","url":null,"abstract":"To characterize psychological interventions for depressed or anxious youth in primary care (PC), assess intervention effects and maintenance of treatment gains, and examine moderator and subgroup effects, we searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-experimental, and single-group design (SGD) studies evaluating psychological interventions delivered in PC to youth aged 2–21 years, published through October 2024. We extracted study, intervention, measure characteristics, and outcome data for measures of depression, anxiety, internalizing problems, suicidality, and functioning. We conducted meta-analyses using robust variance estimation to account for multiple outcomes per study and examined moderators including demographics, intervention characteristics, integration model, and target problem. Thirteen RCTs and 10 SGDs were included. Interventions had large pre-post effects (<ce:italic>d</ce:italic> = .77, 95% confidence interval [CI] [.52–1.03], <ce:italic>k</ce:italic> = 20), which strengthened at follow-up (<ce:italic>d</ce:italic> = 1.14, 95% CI [.65–1.63], <ce:italic>k</ce:italic> = 10) across RCTs and SGDs. However, intervention-control comparisons in RCTs revealed small, nonsignificant between-group effects. Moderator analyses were nonsignificant, but pre-post effects appeared smaller for studies with mostly racially/ethnically minoritized youth and for depression outcomes. Primary care-based psychological interventions showed meaningful benefits for depressed and anxious youth but did not outperform controls, highlighting the need to improve their effects for maximum public health impact.","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149275075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Social Exclusion to Digital Vulnerability: A Longitudinal Investigation Among Rural and Urban Adolescents in China","authors":"Xinwen Zhang, Kexin Xie, Xiaochun Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149231853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adolescent Health and Well-being in Japan: A View From Over a Decade of Tokyo Teen Cohort Research","authors":"Akito Uno, Riki Tanaka, Syudo Yamasaki, Atsushi Nishida, Kiyoto Kasai","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149231854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kuhanesan N.C. Naidu, Wen Zhi Ng, Eleanor J. Ong, Mervin Tee, Jasmine Yee Ru Cheng, Matthias Kang Wei Ho, Freddy Zhi Long Ow Yong, Isabella Jia Hui Tang, Sree Harish Sekar, Edmund Xiu Ming Chong, Tji Tjian Chee, Daniel Weng Siong Ho, Ganesh Kudva Kundadak, Hui Ling Michelle Neo, Shuenn Chiang Soo, Shefaly Shorey, Daniel ZQ. Gan, Mythily Subramaniam, Nur Hani Zainal, Cyrus SH. Ho, Rayner Kay Jin Tan
{"title":"Youth Mental Health in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Innovation Without Governance?","authors":"Kuhanesan N.C. Naidu, Wen Zhi Ng, Eleanor J. Ong, Mervin Tee, Jasmine Yee Ru Cheng, Matthias Kang Wei Ho, Freddy Zhi Long Ow Yong, Isabella Jia Hui Tang, Sree Harish Sekar, Edmund Xiu Ming Chong, Tji Tjian Chee, Daniel Weng Siong Ho, Ganesh Kudva Kundadak, Hui Ling Michelle Neo, Shuenn Chiang Soo, Shefaly Shorey, Daniel ZQ. Gan, Mythily Subramaniam, Nur Hani Zainal, Cyrus SH. Ho, Rayner Kay Jin Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149231855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hallie Sullivan, Alison Giovanelli, Courtney Barron, Elizabeth Ozer
{"title":"Parent Support for Healthcare Clinician-Teen Conversations","authors":"Hallie Sullivan, Alison Giovanelli, Courtney Barron, Elizabeth Ozer","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.09.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.09.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"480 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149231879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
He Huang, Erin Isaacson, Angela C. Weyand, Kate McCracken, Monica W. Rosen, Melina L. Dendrinos
{"title":"Comparative Efficacy of Medical Therapies for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bleeding Disorders","authors":"He Huang, Erin Isaacson, Angela C. Weyand, Kate McCracken, Monica W. Rosen, Melina L. Dendrinos","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149231858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ela Chintagunta, Anya Khurana, Kristine Carandang, Samantha A. Chuisano, Melissa DeJonckheere, Catherine Ames, Kelsey Schneider, Courtney Wells
{"title":"Adolescents and Young Adults Desire Access to Engaging, Understandable, and Socially Relevant Health Research Findings","authors":"Ela Chintagunta, Anya Khurana, Kristine Carandang, Samantha A. Chuisano, Melissa DeJonckheere, Catherine Ames, Kelsey Schneider, Courtney Wells","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56278,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescent Health","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149231856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}