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Listening
to Girls: Voices from the Maine Youth Center
Commissioned by The Juvenile Justice Advisory Group and Mainely Girls, this
report discusses the behaviors and circumstances that result in the incarceration
of Maine girls, towards an understanding of their service needs.
Maine
Girls: Who We Are and Who We Are Becoming
Mainely
Girls' Special Report on Data and Findings from the 1998/1999 Survey of Girls
on topics such as sex, depression, stress, suicide, smoking, drinking, drugs,
violence, and school. Read the Executive Summary or the complete report.
Talking
With Girls: Some Maine Girls' Perspectives on Adolescent Girls' Health Issues
Results of discussions with girls on subjects including weight issues, depression,
abuse, relationships, sexuality, STDs, dental health, and stress.
Cultivating
Hardiness Zones for Adolescent Girls
Lyn Mikel Brown's Keynote to the Girls' Health Summit of June 2001 examines
the role of caring adults in nurturing the healthy growth of girls.
Girls'
Health: An Action Plan for Maine
This report summarizes the results of the work accomplished at the first ever
Maine Girls’ Health Summit, bringing together over 100 experts in girls’
development, health services, women’s advocacy, social policy, service
delivery, schools and community organizing, to explore the issues that Maine
girls are confronting and to craft strategies to ensure that they attain optimal
health and well-being.