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.
- ยง1711: 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.
- 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
- PHQ-A: Modified for Teens
- AACAP Clinical practice guidelines
- Identify Youth Suicide Risk in Three Steps
- 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