#YoungTeens
We're excited to announce that our #AASL25 poster session was accepted! Christina will be representing us in St. Louis during the poster presentations on October 16. Stop by to chat about #youngteenlit and learn how to support our movement.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Disappointing to see the sparse options for #youngteens in the Sept issue of @slj.com. There has been a "Middle School" subsection in the YA reviews, but in September, there was NONE. In the Middle Grade reviews, 2 out of the 5 reviews had 8th grade characters, but both were reviewed for gr 5+. 🧵1/4
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I recently wrote a #selfcarebook for #youngteens on how to be a healthy #Empath #highlysensitive.
If an Empath does not realize they are an Empath, they soak in others' emotions & physical conditions like a sponge. The young Empath will not understand who they are or how they feel.
#barnesandnoble
May 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
JMIR Formative Res: Acceptability and #feasibility of a Virtual Family-Based Single-Session Intervention for Young Teens at High Risk for Substance Use Disorder: Single-Arm Pilot Trial #SubstanceUseDisorder #YoungTeens #FamilyIntervention #Prevention #AddictionRecovery
Acceptability and #feasibility of a Virtual Family-Based Single-Session Intervention for Young Teens at High Risk for Substance Use Disorder: Single-Arm Pilot Trial
Background: Preventive interventions to delay substance use disorder (SUD) are ideally delivered during early adolescence, a critical period for exposure to substance use (SU) risk factors. Young teens (aged 12-14 years) engaging in occasional use of alcohol, cannabis, or tobacco use, or with a family history of SUD, are at increased risk for SUD. Although behavioral-ecological family therapy is effective for prevention, many families face access barriers. Single-session interventions (SSIs) may offer an accessible, low-intensity alternative. Objective: This open pilot trial aimed to evaluate the acceptability, #feasibility, and potential usefulness of a family-based SSI targeting improvements in family practices that prevent SUD. Methods: Participants were 9 young teens engaging in occasional SU or with a family history of SUD and their parent. The SSI involved a virtual 2-hour family consultation with a trained family coach. Acceptability was measured via Program Feedback Scale, #feasibility via SSI completion rate, and potential usefulness via pre-post changes in parenting self-efficacy. Results: The SSI was acceptable to parents and teens (mean Program Feedback Scale scores ≥3) and feasible (8/9, 88.89% of parent-teen dyads completed the SSI). Among the 8 completing dyads, most participants (13/16, 81.25%) selected Communication and Problem Solving as their primary target for change. Parents reported increases in parenting self-efficacy from pre- to post-SSI. Conclusions: Findings support the SSI’s acceptability and #feasibility for young teens at high risk for SUD. A randomized clinical trial is needed to confirm the SSI’s acceptability, #feasibility, and efficacy, as well as to address potential for delivery by a lay workforce. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06538922; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06538922
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September 29, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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March 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM