• April 28, 2008
USING TEACHABLE MOMENTS TO CONVEY SAFER SEX MESSAGES TO YOUNG PEOPLE -
Adults can be most effective by providing the
information and support needed to promote
responsible decision-making in youth and help ensure
transition to adulthood is safe and healthy.
Check out this new resource at HealthyTeenNetwork.org
• April 21, 2008
KEEPING PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS FROM DROPPING OUT: A GUIDE FOR POLICYMAKERS AND SCHOOLS - A new policy brief from Healthy Teen Network and National Women's Law Center explains how pregnant and parenting students are protected from discrimination under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. The brief also includes recommendations for policymakers and school administrators to ensure this population of students is able to graduate like their non-parenting peers.
Check out this new resource at HealthyTeenNetwork.org
TEEN PREGNANCY: EXPLORING THE MEANS OF PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND CARE FOR TEENAGE PARENTS - Jamestown paper highlights local efforts to prevent teen pregancy and help teen parents.
Read the Post-Journal.com article.
• April 17, 2008
SENATE MUST BRING HEALTHY TEENS ACT TO A VOTE - letter to the editor at
TimesUnion.com
• March 24, 2008
STUDY: COMPREHENSIVE SEX ED CUTS TEEN PREGNANCY - Students who receive comprehensive sex education are half as likely to become teen parents as those who get none or abstinence-only sex education, according to researchers at the University of Washington published in this month's Journal of Adolescent Health.
Read the Yahoo.com story.
Read the SeattleTimes.com story.
• March 11, 2008
1 in 4 TEENAGE GIRLS HAS AN STD - CDC says 3.2 million adolescent girls have at least one of the most common STDs.
Read the CDC press release.
Listen to the NPR.org story.
Read theNYTimes.com story.
• March 10, 2008
200 TEENS ATTEND 2008 GET THE FACTS NY
YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
March 10, 2008
in Albany, NY
Read all about it...
Check out photos here!
• February 29, 2008
BEYOND THE "BIG TALK" - American Academy of Pediatrics releases study stresses the importance of talking to children early and more often about sex. Discussions ease parent-child communication.
Read the AAP study.
Read the CBSNews.com story.
IOWA TO REJECT FEDERAL ABSTINENCE-ONLY FUNDING - Will send back $320,000.
Read the RHRealityCheck.org story.
• February 26, 2008
Talking With Children About Sex and AIDS: At What Age to Start? - What age is the right age to have “the talk,” not just about where babies come from, but also about sex and AIDS? A new documentary, “Please Talk to Kids About AIDS,” raises this question in a cute but discomfiting way.
Read the NYtimes.com article (subscription required).
• January 26, 2008
ARIZONA REJECTS ABSTINENCE-ONLY FUNDING - Sends back $1 million to feds. Governor Napolitano states, "I cannot in good conscience set funding aside for programming that is proven to be ineffective."
Read the AZCentral.com story.
• January 10, 2008
NEW YORK CITY TEENAGERS TESTIFY BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TO ADVOCATE FOR SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS - A group of 10 teenagers recently testified before the New York City Council and said that sex education should be mandatory in high schools in the Bronx borough of the city.
Read the National Partnership story.
Read the DailyNews.com story.
• January 6, 2008
COLORADO TO REJECT FEDERAL ABSTINENCE-ONLY FUNDING - Sends $500,000 back to the feds. State's chief medical director: "We don't believe that we should spend federal tax dollars on something that is likely ineffective."
Read the DailyCamera.com story.
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