Adolescent & Family Health is a peer-reviewed quarterly publication for objective, scientific research that focuses on factors influencing adolescent involvement with or avoidance of alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco and violence.

The Journal seeks unpublished original research and evaluations of programs addressing youth risk-avoidance or risk-abandonment program outcomes. Of particular interest are those programs that take a comprehensive approach to the involvement of family and other positive influences.

Contributors and audience include professionals who study and/or provide services to adolescents and their families including: mental health professionals, medical clinicians, educators, public health professionals, and social scientists.

Manuscripts submitted should be approximately 4,500 words, and comply with author guidelines posted on our website: www.afhjournal.org

Deadlines for article submissions for upcoming issues are:

Submissions should be made to:

Editor
Adolescent & Family Health
P.O. Box 16560
Washington, DC 20041
Phone: 703/471-8750; Fax: 703/471-8409
E-mail: articles@afhjournal.org

Adolescent and Family Health is published by the Institute for Youth Development, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that promotes a consistent risk avoidance message for harmful risk behaviors that are inextricably linked: alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco and violence.