Growing Up Girl: Adolescent Development and Unique Issues Facing Girls

Hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

      This webinar provides an overview of girls’ development growth during the teen years and the opportunities and risks that girls face. The webinar is a part of Girls Matter!, a webinar series that discusses the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for supporting girls. Topics include: physical changes, socialization, roles and relationships, identify development, risks and resiliency factors affecting girls.

The archived webinar can be accessed at: http://www.healtheknowledge.org
To view the webinar’s PowerPoint presentation, click here.

Panelists

• Trina Menden Anglin, M.D., Ph.D. Chief of the Adolescent Health Branch at the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services
• Scyatta Wallace Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University
• Elizabeth Miller, M.D., Ph.D, Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburg of UPMC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Pittsburg School of Medicine