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Informationen zum Autor Catherine Fisher Collins , PhD, is associate professor of Community and Human Services at State University at New York Empire State College. She is a nurse practitioner and holds a doctorate in Education Administration. Marian Wright Edelman is a lifelong advocate for disadvantaged Americans and is the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF). Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation's strongest voice for children and families. Marian Wright Edelman is a lifelong advocate for disadvantaged Americans and is the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF). Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation's strongest voice for children and families. Klappentext This one-of-a kind book challenges the current thinking about black girls to show how America has failed them-and what can be done to make their lives better. African American girls are one of the United States' most endangered populations, yet meaningful explorations of the issues that impact their lives are almost nonexistent. In this riveting book, led by one of the African American community's best-known scholars, experts from across the nation explain the risks, challenges, and influences-both good and bad-faced by black girls and teens. The work shows how our society is failing them, and it outlines what can and should be done to help these young women lead happier, healthier, more successful lives.The book covers a wide range of concerns, including obesity, substance abuse, sex trafficking, gangs, teen pregnancy, and suicide attempts. Stress, low self-esteem, anger, aggression, and violence are explored, as are failures of our education system and of a legal system that tends to victimize young black women. A substantial section on parenting and mentoring discusses ways to counter the negative influences that are a constant for many black girls and adolescents. It is time for American society to recognize and react to the realities these young women face, making this book a must-read for caring parents, teachers, nurses, guidance counselor, doctors, school administrators, and school board members. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Marian Wright Edelman Preface Acknowledgments PART I: HEALTH 1. HIV/AIDS in Adolescent Black Girls Yvonne Wesley 2. African American Adolescent Females: Physical Health and Mental Health Issues Yvette R. Harris 3. The Challenges Facing Sickle-Cell Disease (SCD) Patients during the Transitional Period from Adolescence to Adulthood Cassandra E. Dobson 4. The Never-Ending Pelvic Inflammatory Disease among Adolescents Denise Linton 5. African American Girls and Substance Use Leslie R. Walker and Caryn R. R. Rodgers 6. Black Girls in Poverty Marianne E. Partee 7. Prevention of Overweight and Obesity among African American Girls Te Cora Ballom PART II: PARENTING 8. Me, Myself, and I: Biracial Challenges to Mental Health Mary Harley Gresham 9. Avoiding Teenage Pregnancy: Too Young to Parent Kellie Bryant 10. Obesity in Black Girls: The Curse of a Poverty Diet and Fast Foods Portia Johnson and Yvonne Wesley 11. Growth Development and Anticipatory Guidance for African American Girls Funmi Aiyegbo-Ohadike 12. African American Girls' Spirituality and Resilience Hope E. Ferguson PART III: EDUCATION 13. "Oral Sex Is Not Sex" Jamesetta A. Newland 14. Barriers to Mental Health Services and African American Girls Ursuline R. Bankhead 15. Black Adolescent Girls in Foster Care Betty Boyle-Duke 16. Education vs. Schooling: Black Adolescent Females Fight for an Education in the 21st Century
