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Policy Compendium on Confidential Health Services for Adolescents, Second Edition. Morreale MC, Stinnett AJ, Dowling ED, eds. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law, 2005. ($20/print copy. Bulk rates available. Contact Amy J. Stinnett at stinnett@cahl.org for more information. Download free of charge at www.cahl.org.)

Children's Health Under Medicaid - A National Review of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment: 1999-2003. Perkins J, Stinnett A, Somers S, Olson K. Los Angeles, CA: National Health Law Program, 2005. (Copies available through the National Health Law Program, www.healthlaw.org.)

Adolescent Health Care - Medicaid, Managed Care, and Health Care Reform: Lessons from the 1990s. English A, Perkins J, Teare C. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law; Oakland, CA: National Center for Youth Law; and Los Angeles, CA: National Health Law Program, November 2004.

State Minor Consent Laws: A Summary, Second Edition. English A, Kenney KE. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law, 2003. ($35 for nonprofit & government entities; $65 for all other entities. Bulk rates available. Contact Amy J. Stinnett at stinnett@cahl.org for more information.)

Children's Health Under Medicaid - A National Review of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment: 1997-1998. Stinnett A, Perkins J, Olson K. Los Angeles, CA: National Health Law Program, 2001. (Copies available through the National Health Law Program, www.healthlaw.org.)

Adolescents in Public Health Insurance Programs: Medicaid and CHIP. English A, Morreale M, Stinnett A. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law, December 1999.

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Understanding Legal Aspects of Care. English A. In: Neinstein, LS, ed. Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002, 186-194.

Health Care for the Adolescent Alone: A Legal Landscape. English A. In: Blustein J, Levine C, Dubler NN, eds. The Adolescent Alone: Decision Making in Health Care in the United States. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999, 78-79.

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Health Care for Adolescents: Ensuring Access, Protecting Privacy. English A. Clearinghouse Review/Journal of Poverty Law and Policy. 2005;39:253-271.

Measuring Public Costs Associated with Loss of Confidentiality for Adolescents Seeking Confidential Reproductive Health Care: How High the Costs? How Heavy the Burden? Brindis CD, English A. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2004;158:1182-1184.

Access to Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults: Position Paper. Society for Adolescent Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004;35:342-344 (prepared by Morreale MC, Kappahahn CJ, Elster AB, Juszczak L, Klein JD).

Abolishing the Death Penalty for Juvenile Offenders: A Background Paper. Morreale MC, English A. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004;35:335-339.

Executing Juvenile Offenders: A Fundamental Failure of Society. Society for Adolescent Medicine and American Academy of Pediatrics. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004;35:341 (prepared by Morreale MC).

Confidential Health Care for Adolescents: Position Paper. Society for Adolescent Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004;35:160-167 (prepared by Ford CA, Engliah A, Sigman G).

The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Adolescents: Legal Questions and Clinical Challenges. English A, Ford CA, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2004;36:80-86.

Primary Care Providers' Willingness to See Unaccompanied Adolescents. Bravender T, Price N, English A. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004;30-36.

Guidelines for Adolescent Health Research: Position Paper. Society for Adolescent Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2003;33:396-409 (prepared by Santelli JS, Rogers AS, Rosenfeld WD, DuRant RH, Dubler N, Morreale M, English A, Lyss S, Wimberly Y, Schissel A).

Eligibility and Enrollment of Adolescents in Medicaid and SCHIP: Recent Progress, Current Challenges. Morreale MC, English A. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2003;32(suppl):25-39.

Access to Health Care for Youth Leaving Foster Care: Medicaid and SCHIP. English A, Morreale MC, Larsen J. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2003;32(suppl):53-69.

The Unique Health Care Needs of Adolescents. Brindis C, Morreale MC, English A. Future of Children. 2003;13:117-135.

The Health of Adolescent Girls: Does the Law Support It? English A. Current Women's Health Reports. 2002;6:442-449.

Financing Adolescent Health Care: Legal and Policy Issues for the Coming Decade. English A. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2002;31(suppl):334-346

Exploring the Influence of Law and Public Policy on Adolescent Health: Work Group VI. English A, Wilcox B. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2002;31(suppl):293-295.

Limiting Confidentiality of Adolescent Health Services: What are the Risks? Ford CA, English A. JAMA. 2002;288:752;53.

Nursing Practice and Statutory Rape: Effects of Reporting and Enforcement on Access to Care for Adolescents. Teare C, English A. Nursing Clinics of North America: Adolescent Health. 2002;37:393-404.

A Legal & Policy Framework for Adolescent Health Care: Past, Present, & Future. English A, Morreale M. Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy. 1 Symposium 2001:63-108.

Statutory Rape Enforcement and Child Abuse Reporting: Effects on Health Care Access for Adolescents.  English A, Teare C. DePaul Law Review. Spring 2001, 827-864.

The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999: Enhancing Youth Access to Health Care. English A, Grasso K. Clearinghouse Review/Journal of Poverty Law and Policy. 34, July-August 2000, 217-232.

Improving the Implementation of State Children's Health Insurance Programs for Adolescents: Report of an Invitational Conference Sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Adolescent Health, September 26-27, 1999. Pediatrics. 105, April 2000, 906-912 (prepared by Kaplan D, English A, McManus P, Morreale M).

Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents: Critical Legal Issues. English A. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America 27, March 2000, 195-211.

Financing Adolescent Health Care: The Role of Medicaid and CHIP. English A, Kaplan D, Morreale M. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews 11, February 2000, 16-182.

Legal Issues in Reproductive Health Care for Adolescents. English A, Simmons PS. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews 10, June 1999, 181-194.

The New State Children's Health Insurance Program: Early Implementation and Issues for Special Populations. English A. Clearinghouse Review/Journal of Poverty Law and Policy 32, January-February 1999, 429-449.

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Confidential Contraceptive Services for Adolescents: What Health Care Providers Need to Know About the Law. Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and Healthy Teen Network. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law & Washington, DC: Healthy Teen Network, May 2007.

Helping Teens Stay Healthy and Safe: Health Care, Birth Control and Confidential Services. A Guide for Teens. Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and Healthy Teen Network. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law & Washington, DC: Healthy Teen Network, May 2007.

Helping Teens Stay Healthy and Safe: Health Care, Birth Control and Confidential Services. A Guide for Parents. Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and Healthy Teen Network. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law & Washington, DC: Healthy Teen Network, May 2007.

Helping Teens Stay Healthy and Safe: Health Care, Birth Control and Confidential Services. A Guide for Providers. Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and Healthy Teen Network. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law & Washington, DC: Healthy Teen Network, May 2007.

Health Insurance for Older Adolescents and Young Adults: Policy Options to Expand Coverage. English A. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law, June 2006.

Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Leaving Foster Care: Policy Options for Improving Access. English A, Stinnett AJ, Dunn-Georgiou E. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Adolescent Health & the Law; and San Francisco, CA: Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Middle Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Health, 2006.

Reporting of Youth's Sexual Activity Raises Complex Questions. English A, Klein JD. AAP News, 2004 (November)25:250.

Confidential Health Services for Vulnerable and Disconnected Youth. English A. NOAPPP Network. Vol 24, No. 4, 2004.

Health Care Access for Unaccompanied Youth. Center for Adolescent Health & the Law. In: Julianelle P, Mabe M, Reeg B, Wolfe K. Alone Without a Home: A State-by-State Review of Laws Affecting Unaccompanied Youth. Washington, DC: National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and National Network for Youth, 2003.

Federal Medical Privacy Regulations and Adolescents: An Overview. English A. NOAPPP Network. Fall 2002;22:8-10.

When Foster Care Ends, Health Care Shouldn't. English A, Grasso K. Child Law Practice. November 2000 (ABA Center on Children and the Law).

The New Children's Health Insurance Program: Major Provisions and Early Lessons. English A, Morreale M. Child Law Practice. October 1999 (ABA Center on Children and the Law).

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