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2010

Texting Safety
August 31st
Your thumbs will thank you


Abusive Relationships
August 17th
Disputing the misconceptions about domestic violence


Role Models: Take Your Pick
July 30th
Picking one, being one - it's not easy


Support for LGBTQ Youth
July 19th
Coming out isn't always easy. Good thing there are lots of resources to help.


Tweeting the Twitter Madness
June 30th
Can you really be open and honest on Twitter?


Friends and Their Drugs
June 15th
All the different ways a friend's drug use can affect you


Life After Foster Care
May 28th
What do you do when the System is done with you?


Why They Run
May 17th
why youth leave home & what happens when they live on the streets


Dealing with Loss
April 30th
What do you do when you lose someone you care about?


Bullying and the Law
April 15th
Should bullying be punishable by law?


Escaping Reality
March 29th
When getting away hurts more than it helps


Suicide Prevention
March 15th
What to do if someone you care about talks about committing suicide


Love Your Flaws
February 26th
Flaws make you unique...in a good way


Failure to Communicate
February 17th
Getting your point across the right way


Homelessness in the Winter
January 29th
What resources are there for homeless youth when it's coldest?


Patient Rights in Mental Health
January 15th
Should youth have more say in their mental health treatment?


2009

Bad Habits
December 30th
If your New Year's resolution is to break a bad habit, it's important to know how to tackle it.


Family & Holidays
December 15th
Surviving the holidays with your family - not as impossible a task as you may think.


Youth Rights
November 30th
Are age limits for youth appropriate or arbitrary?


National Runaway Prevention Month
November 17th
November is National Runaway Prevention Month. Learn how to get involved this month and all year long.


Food Politics
October 28th
Food may be abundant in the United States, but are we all getting the same product?


Human Trafficking
October 12th
Don't think human slavery still exists? Think again.


Equal Access?
September 29th
Is it too soon to expect all teens to have internet access - especially those with limited resources?


Youth Homelessness
September 15th
A Reality Check: Having a place to call home is a luxury for some.


College: Really An Equal Opportunity?
August 28th
Is college still an attainable American dream?


Parental Expectations
August 19th
Where does the life your parents want for you end and the life you want begin?


PDA: TMI?
July 29th
Are teen public displays of affection all that bad?


Sexting
July 15th
Short-term fun or long-term consequences?


Social Isolation in a Wired World
June 30th
Can you really stay connected online?


Role Models
June 18th
Should celebrities be role models for teenagers?


Prom Safety
May 27th
Avoiding the prom pitfalls that can ruin a special night


PTSD and Military Families
May 11th
What to do if a parent comes home from war with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder


Are Teens Safe Drivers?
April 29th
Becoming a motorist at any age can be an accomplishment chocked full of dangerous possibilities; so, why should teens take the brunt of the restrictions?


Black, Blue, and You: Issues of Domestic Violence
April 14th
Recognizing the Cycle of Domestic Violence


STDs 101
March 31st
The basics about STDs (but not enough to self-diagnose or skip a visit to the doctor)


Permanent Profiles
March 16th
What you put online may not be as private as you think - know the facts!


TV MANIA
February 23rd
If you are constantly thinking and talking about television then you may be experiencing TV mania.


Smoking
February 10th
Smoking cigarettes is bad. They will give you cancer and then you will die.


Careers
January 27th
When considering a future career, especially when one is a high....


Internet Dating
January 13th
Jennifer is checking her MySpace and notices that someone has sent her a friend request.


2008

Bullying
December 30th
Have you ever been teased by your friends, or had completely untrue rumors spread about you?


Opening Up
December 16th
For many people, just venting about the problems in their lives can be relieving


Cell Phone Zombies!
November 25th
In high school hallways and in the corners of classrooms a creature is lurking....


SEXUALITY
November 11th
On November 4th, the United States held an historic election, putting a black man in the oval office for the first time.


How to Get Along With Your Parents (Or Roll Your Eyes While Trying)
October 30th
I do not know a single teenager who has never had an argument with their parents.


EATING DISORDERS
October 15th
It is lunchtime, and Erica and Molly finally push their......


COLLEGE
September 29th
Whether you are in your final years of high school or barely starting..


SEX TV
August 29th
Its no secret that human behavior is influenced by sex, and because of this..


Cheating
August 15th
Cheating is how people find easy and quick solutions to lifes inconveniences.


Growing Up
July 28th


Teen Shyness
July 14th
I'm surprised I was cleared by the Unnamed Intelligence Agency..


Summertime
June 30th
So you're free, for at least 1-3 months (depending on whether you have a regular school year or a year-long school year), from that thing you call School.


Depression
June 16th
Feeling upset or depressed about something from time to time is something a lot of people can relate to. It's a normal response to feel depressed or upset after something bad happens


Getting Healthy
May 30th
Over the past 10 years the amount of teenagers that are overweight and obese has risen dramatically.


Teen Pregnancy
May 14th
7 a day. 49 a week. 2,352 a year. This is the average amount of diapers a baby will likely use.


Wallflower
April 29th


Teens and Self Image
April 18th
Could you imagine a life without mirrors? A life where you could not sit in front of the mirror complaining, ?I'm too fat, I'm to thin, I'm too ugly?


TEENS AND GUNS
March 28th
Luckily for some teens in the U.S. they have never seen a hand gun, heard one shot......


Teenage Driving
March 14th
Did you know that motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among 15-20 year olds?


Teen Freedom
February 25th
Throughout the years there have been wars fought over it, art portraying it...


Communication
February 12th
Communicating with your loved ones is very important for a healthy up bringing, although it doesn't exist in all families.


Approval Issue
January 28th
Have you ever tried to hang out with a friend whom your parents had never met before? Did you find yourself surrounded by the twenty-question game...


Relationships
January 14th
Shane Williams was 17 when he first saw the girl of his dreams walk into his biology class.


2007

The Holiday Issue
December 21st
T?was the night before Christmas, and all through the city, Not a person was laughing, nothing looked pretty.


Teenage Depression
December 10th
Tis? the season for family, friends, celebrations, great food, and presents,


Teenage Prostitution
November 26th
When Vivian Ward was strapped for money and saw nowhere to turn


Lets Talk About Sex...
October 29th
Turn on your TV, sex, sex, sex. Turn on your radio, sex, sex, sex.


2006

The Sexually Transmitted Disease Issue. That's right.
September 26th
My time with the STD Genie. I used to live on the sea when I was young. Not directly on top of the sea, but in a small wooden house on the seashore. No human lives right on the sea, unless they're in a boat. Don't push me. I'm trying to tell a story.


The sex and virginity issue
September 11th
So I'm reading through some emails last week, wondering what all the Nigerians are up to, and it occurs to me: I never get email from people I know anymore. For some reason, it's all from the new, exciting 'spam friends' ...


The Dropout Issue
August 29th
Things to do that are infinitely more annoying than dropping out, as told by a hippie Hey. My name is Starbolt and, yes, I am a hippie. I'm coming right out and telling you this because you might not be able to see my long, flowing, shiny luxuriant hi


The School Grades Issue
August 8th
I am the Grade Fairy and stop giggling when I say that. GF: Hellooo. Hello. Hi. Hey, you. Chuck: What? GF: It's Me. Actually it is I. Predicate nominative after an intransitive verb. I am the grade fairy.


The Gang Issue
August 1st
You wake up one day and you want to go out and get a coffee or something and suddenly you realize you can't get out of bed. Odd. You move your arms and try a little harder. Still. Stuck. You shimmy, whatever that is, and scream for help, but no one comes


The Alcohol and drugzzzz Issue
July 24th
How to talk to your adult about their horrible drug problem. Every once in a while we like to put together a guide to how to talk with your adult about various issues. All of us deal with adults that can be sometimes unruly and very often serious behav


The GLBTQ Issue
July 17th
I love the month of July. Freedom month. You get to blow stuff up and the police mostly let you get away with it. Talk about freedom. I believe the framers of the constitution specifically concentrated on freedom to blow stuff up, but that was removed ear


A Weighty Issue
July 11th
This year, the entire planet will be swelling to 7 billion people. You know what that it? That's big. I don't care what your standards are, that's a lot of people. Having a barbeque? That's a lot of people. A few friends over for a pizza painting party?


The communication issue
June 26th
UPS Representative: Hello, how may I be of assistance? Some Random Guy: Hey, That's a weird sign UPS Representative: It's the UPS Logo Some Random Guy: It totally doesn't look like the UPS logo I know. Anywho, I need to send something UPS Representat


The Divorce Issue
June 19th
Buddy the Monk: Hey you guys. Thanks for invitin' me into your living room. You probably know me from down the block over at the gym where I teach 'boxing for bruisers'. I'm the guy in the Robe. Yeah. That's right. It's me- Buddy the monk. I won Toughes


The Freedom Issue
June 13th
Freedom is important to me. And there is nothing more free than this feeling of just walking down the street, here in this big, beautiful city, without a stitch of clothes on. I swear, you really need to try this. I feel let loose, liberated. In so many w


The Family Rules Issue
June 5th
Aliens Rule, Humans Drool. I confess that your planet sickens me a little. Not a huge amount, but there are moments I just want to launch my lunch. As one of the most civilized of alien races out there, I think there are a few primitive barbaric things


The Stupid Movie Issue
May 22nd
Hey, you. Yeah. Back here behind the counter. Yes, I have an account here. Yes, I sometimes use it for evil and not for good. You want evil? Evil is ?Logan?s Run?, a classic Sci Fi Film from the 70s that has more bad hair moments than a Black metal benef


The Art Issue
May 8th
In the center of East Germany, surrounded by the remnants of a failed quest for world dominance grew up a man who would change forever the shape of Art and create a new modern medium of expression that will last far beyond his own death. Rarely seen and


The Music Issue
May 1st
So I'm sitting in my living room listening to some music. Sam: I'm telling you, this is the greatest film of all time. I feel like we're on the edge of a new era of filmmaking. I?d be happy if they just shrunk every freaking band in the whole country and


Breaking up is hard to do
April 24th
Translating your breakup: Hello. And welcome to the first installment of The Translator. My name is Ken and a few years ago, I realized that I had the mutant ability to translate anything just by shoving it down my pants for a few minutes. Right down my


The Plain old Dating Issue
March 14th
S: This is a very exciting first issue of switched-on we have today and I have to admit I'm a little nervous. We're going to dive right into the seamy underbelly of dating with an interview with the East Coast's number one dating advisor, who just goes b


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