Science and
Success
Sex
Education and Other Programs That work to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections
Nineteen
programs – 16 sex education and three youth development
programs – have been proven to reduce teen pregnancies
and STDs or cause at least two beneficial changes in
sexual risk behaviors, according to Science and Success:
Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections
, a new report by Advocates for Youth.
The most common behavior change was a delay in the initiation
of sex among teens, an outcome shared by 12 of the programs
– 11 sex education programs and one early childhood
education initiative. Despite their proven effectiveness,
none of the sex education programs are eligible for
funding through the federal government's multi-year,
multi-million dollar abstinence initiative because,
even though they encourage abstinence, these programs
include information about condoms and contraception.
Source:
Advocates
For Youth
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