Editorial Philosophy

Authoritative content from Rosen Publishing—the most trusted name in guidance resources for over fifty years—is available online for the first time, in Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers.

In keeping with Rosen tradition, all content in Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is created for teens with their unique concerns and perspective in mind.  Information throughout is presented using a sensitive, respectful, and age-appropriate approach. Teen-friendly articles make complex topics understandable. They also give insight into the teen experience—crucial for parents, teachers, librarians, therapists, and others who are part of teens’ lives and who support teens.

Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers provides comprehensive curricular support. Developed with a team of experienced health and wellness writers, educators, librarians, and expert reviewers, it contains critical information for research and reports, and is closely aligned to curriculum standards.

Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is for educational purposes only. While our goal is to provide comprehensive, up-to-date information on teen health and wellness issues, we cannot provide health and wellness advice or send a personal reply to health-related questions. If teens have a question on a health or wellness issue, we strongly encourage them to speak to a qualified medical professional or a trusted adult, such as a parent, teacher, or guidance counselor.

Award-Winning Content

Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers draws on Rosen’s award-winning series, including Coping, Need to Know, and others.

This resource includes material adapted from an extensive library of more than 550 new and backlist Rosen books from its most trusted and respected series. Through a rigorous editorial process, all content is thoroughly revised and updated for online use. Content is written by professional writers, experienced in communicating to a teen audience, and with expertise in varied fields including science, medicine, psychology, guidance, career counseling, and others.

To ensure its accuracy and relevance, all content is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis. Our standards of editorial integrity mandate that each entry includes the date it was last updated.

In addition, all content strives to be inclusive in terms of race, sex, religion, economic status, and other teen experiences.

Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers does not accept advertising.

View the full list of Rosen books that have contributed to the database.

Expert Review Board

All content in Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is reviewed by a team of leading professionals across fields including medicine, mental health, nutrition, substance abuse prevention, guidance, and career counseling.

Find out more about the members of the Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers Expert Review Board and read their biographies here.

Accessibility

At Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers, we are committed to ensuring that our products are accessible to all users, including persons with disabilities.

Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers meets all level-one guidelines of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. It is also designed to meet Priority 1 and 2 of the Web 3 Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. Compliance with each of these guidelines has also been documented and reviewed during the visual design build phase.

If you have trouble accessing or reading any part of this site, please contact us.

External Links and Resources

All recommended Web sites and organizations are annotated and reviewed by Rosen’s team of editors, professionals experienced in creating content for teens.

However, since Web content is constantly changing, the Rosen Publishing Group recommends that young adults and children check with their parents or teachers before visiting any linked Web sites.

Recommended fiction and nonfiction books are based on selections from leading experts in their fields as well as young adult librarian recommendations.

Citations

All citations appear in MLA (Modern Language Association) format.