Adolescent Medicine

Minors and Confidentiality

• Minors' Rights: A Guide to Confidential Health Care in Maine

  This resources provides information on minors' rights to access sexual and reproductive healthcare.

• §1711: Confidentiality of health care information

  Maine statute regarding confidentiality of health care information.

• Consent of Minors for Health Services

  Maine statute that allows minors to give consent for their own medical, mental, dental and other health counseling decisions.

Adolescent Reproductive Health

• National Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being

  Professional tools and resources to support your work to improve adolescent and young adult health and well-being

• Information for Teens: What You Need to Know About Privacy

  Webpage geared towards teens and families.

• Birth Control Options for Teens: AAP Policy Explained

  Contraception explained.

• Youth Resources on Mental Health and Sexual Health

  Resources to hand out to teens regarding what it means to be healthy and discuss body image

• Amaze

  Age appropriate puberty and sex education animated videos for teens, available in multiple languages.

• CDC STI screening recommendations

  Screening Recommendations and Considerations Referenced in Treatment Guidelines and Original Sources

Teen Mental Health

• PHQ-A: Modified for Teens

• AACAP Clinical practice guidelines

• Identify Youth Suicide Risk in Three Steps

Clinical Resources

• Adolescent and Young Adult Clinical Care Resources

  Clinical care resources from the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

• How can we Engage More Effectively with Adolescents in Primary Care?

  Presentation slides from Maine Quality Counts