Patient-centered, age-appropriate contraception counseling helps health care providers educate adolescents about the etonogestrel implant and other contraceptive methods.
Confidentiality plays a critical role in adolescent care, yet can be difficult for providers to implement because of legal complexities and other challenges.
A survey suggests providers may need unique strategies for counseling sometimes disinterested youth on important reproductive health issues.
From Ohio – a state in the heart of the opioid crisis – a new study on the medications prescribed to teens with opioid use disorder.
Researchers exploring the alarmingly high prevalence of child sex trafficking in the United States have validated a practical tool for identifying victims in multiple health care settings.
