Adolescence (12-18 years)

To date, the US military has made major strides in acknowledging and therapeutically addressing trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (

Child sexual abuse is a pervasive societal problem. The current prevention model tends to place the responsibility on the very young people that are being victimized. Instead, there needs to be a more comprehensive approach that targets all contexts of a young person’s life.

This review focuses on organizational roles in the prevention of sexual abuse in young people ages 6 to 17 due to the increased interaction of this age group with adults and others in relative positions of power.

Sexual abuse of children and youth, ages 6-17, refers to sexual acts perpetrated by an individual in relative power to the victim. The sexual abuse of young people typically occurs in private and leaves no physical signs, which makes detection very difficult.

Nearly one-third of young people in the United States are considered overweight or obese. Obesity in America has become a crisis among young people, an epidemic that is closely linked to physical activity.

Hundreds of thousands of children have had at least 1 parent deploy as part of military operations in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom; OIF; Operation New Dawn; OND) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedo

During wartime, military families and children make extraordinary sacrifices for their country.

Objective: This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of a four-session, caregiver–child Intervention, the Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI), to prevent the development of chronic po