The Adolescent/Young Adult Center for Health at MMC in NJ

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Medical and Mental Health Services at the Adolescent/Young Adult Center for Health at Morristown Medical Center.

The Adolescent/Young Adult Center for Health at MMC in Morristown, New Jersey provides comprehensive health services for males and females aged 12 - 21. Services at this facility are geared towards addressing the general or complicated medical and emotional needs of teens and young adults. A team of health care professionals, including adolescent medicine doctors, nurses, dietitians, social workers, psychiatrists and psychologists, are available to help with the following:

Preventative care
Annual physical examinations
Work and sports pre-participation examinations
HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment
Gynecological care
Birth control and emergency contraception
Pregnancy testing and counseling
Psychiatric evaluations
Substance abuse evaluations
Diet and nutrition counseling

If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please contact Adolescent Medicine at 973-971-5199.

You can also read more about the Adolescent Center at the following link:

http://www.atlantichealth.org/goryeb/our+services/adolescent+medicine/

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in the US among people aged 10-14 ¹

Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in the US among people aged 15-24 ²

51% of youth (6-17) get treatment each year for a mental health condition ³

15.6 teenage girls for every 1,000 will give birth to a baby before they are 20 years old. ⁴

Only 6% of high school students get tested for STDs ⁵

1/3 of high school students who were currently sexually active used effective hormonal birth control the last time they had sex with an opposite-sex partner ⁶

Nearly 30% of female students currently drank alcohol and nearly 20% currently used marijuana.⁷

2.14 million middle and high school students currently vape ⁸

Over 80% of women and men both report having experienced their first rape under the age of 25. ⁹

Almost 40% of high school students have reported using marijuana at least once. ¹⁰

83.88% of 12- to 17-year-olds have reported using marijuana within the last month. ¹¹

One in four women first experienced intimate partner violence before the age of 18. ¹²

5.9 million teens have reported to drink at least once in the past month. ¹³

In 2022, there were 1,573 motor-vehicle deaths from underage drinks ¹⁴

About 1 in 10 children live in a home with a parent who has a drinking problem ¹⁵

Only 65 percent of teens consistently wear seat belts when driving or as a passenger. ¹⁶

The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than any other age group. ¹⁷

49% of the youth report having less than 3 friends in 2022 ¹⁸

^{2.7 million youth report experiencing severe major depression}¹⁹

Over 3.3 million teens will be graduating from high school in the year 2023-2024 ²⁰

The average social media screen time for teens is 7 hours and 22 minutes per day ²¹