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Position Papers
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) Position Papers and Position Statements represent the official policy of SAHM. These papers and statements have been approved by SAHM’s Board of Directors and are published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Position Papers and Statements that appear on the SAHM website are available for non-commercial use by the public and permission is hereby granted to download, reproduce, reprint and distribute these position papers and statements provided that in each instance the SAHM policy is clearly and correctly identified as a Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine document with its full title and, if applicable, the citation to its publication in the Journal of Adolescent Health. SAHM Position Papers and Position Statements may not be reproduced, reprinted, or distributed for resale or other commercial purposes without the express permission of SAHM.
(Papers published prior to April 2010 use the Society's name at that time — the Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM) — but remain reflective of our current position as SAHM.)
Instructions
for submission of a Position Paper
Key documents: Intent to Submit, Author Disclosure (MS Word)
Questions about papers, letters of intent, or the submission process should be directed to Paritosh Kaul, Director of Publications.
Position Papers
Abstinence-Only Education Policies and Programs
Access to Health Care for Adolescents
Bullying and Peer Victimization
Clinical Preventive Services for
Adolescents
Code of Research Ethics (PDF)
Confidential Health Care for
Adolescents (PDF)
Corporal Punishment in Schools
Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Bone Mineral
Density in Adolescents — The Black Box Warning
Driver Education for Adolescents (August 2010)
(PDF)
Eating Disorders in Adolescents
Executing Juvenile Offenders
Emergency Contraception
Expedited Partner Therapy for Adolescents Diagnosed with
Chlamydia or Gonorrhea
Financing Vaccines for Adolescents (March 2011)
(PDF)
Firearms and Adolescents
Financing Mental Health Services for Adolescents
Guidelines for Adolescent Health Research
Homeless and Runaway Youth Health and Health
Needs
HIV Infection and AIDS in Adolescents
Immunization (PDF)
Incarcerated Youth
LGBT Adolescent Health and Well-being (April
2013) (PDF)
Male Genital Examinations (December 2011)
(PDF)
Managed Care: Meeting the Health Care Needs of
Adolescents
Media and Contraception (PDF)
Meningococcal Vaccination (October 2011)
(PDF)
Preventing and Treating Adolescent Obesity
Protecting Adolescents: Ensuring Access to Care and
Reporting Sexual Activity and Abuse
Reproductive Health Care for Adolescents
School-Based Health Clinics
Suicidality in Adolescents being Treated with
Antidepressant Medications and the Black Box Label
Transition from Child-Centered to Adult Health-Care
Systems for Adolescents with Chronic Conditions