The rates of substance abuse among college students in the United States have risen significantly over the last 2 decades.

One in five high school students in the United States consistently use e-cigarettes.

Though the infamous 30-year conflict known as the Troubles ended years ago, lingering tensions from the events of the conflict continue to plague the country today.

Inadequate menstrual hygiene management (MHM)–including a lack of accurate and timely knowledge, sanitation and washing facilities, safe and affordable materials, positive social norms, and sexual health education–is a serious issue for adolescent girls in Kenya.

In the United States, adolescent refugees face higher rates of mental illness in comparison to non-refugee adolescents.

More Americans are serving prison and jail sentences than ever before, even as US crime rates reach a historic low.

Refugees are particularly susceptible to mental illness because of the situations they are forced to flee and the uncertainty they face in new countries.

Although Malawi is technically a water-rich country, with about 20% of its area covered by surface water, many people lack access to clean water.

Female genital cutting in any form is a violation of human rights, and has many harmful consequences.

Native American women in the United States who live on Reservations are more likely to be victims of sexual violence than other groups in the United States.

Gender and caste discrimination combine to make marginalized women most likely to be affected by sexual violence.

Illiteracy affects a person’s ability to fully participate in and contribute to the world around them. About 18% of the US adult population is functionally illiterate.