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Check out these links for more information, research, and answers to your sexuality-related questions:
- Adolescence Directory OnLine http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Provides educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens with information on adolescent issues. The site is developed by the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University.
- Advocates for Youth http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/teens
Creates programs and promotes policies which help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. They provide information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy-makers, youth-activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.
- Ask Beth http://www.ppsp.org/askbeth/askbeth.html
Q & A Internet service that addresses sexuality and sexual-health issues. The site is developed by Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
- Campaign For Our Children http://www.cfoc.org
Develops research-based prevention messages and abstinence educational media campaigns which encourage healthy, responsible sexual decisions among early-adolescent youth, promote a more informed support system for youth, and raise public awareness about adolescent preventative health issues.
- Coalition for Positive Sexuality http://www.positive.org
Provides teens with sexuality and sexual health information and facilitates dialogue in and out of the public schools on condom availability and sex education.
- Go Ask Alice! http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Q & A Internet service that addresses sexuality and health related issues. The site is developed by Columbia University's Health Education Program.
- Human Rights Campaign http://www.hrc.org
The largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocacy organization, envisions an America where GLBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest, and safe -- at home, at work, and in the community. HRC Foundations's FamilyNet is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on and for GLBT families.
- It's Your (Sex) Life http://www.itsyoursexlife.com
Provides reliable, objective sexual health information to young adults. The site is developed by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- iwannaknow http://www.iwannaknow.org
Answers questions about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases. The site is developed by The American Social Health Association.
- Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org
Provides parents, kids, and adolescents with age-appropriate health and sexuality information. The site is developed by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media.
- My Voice Counts Youth Action Center http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/index.htm
Part of the Advocates for Youth website, provides information and resources to encourage young people to become activists for comprehensive sexuality education and sexual health. It includes national and international news stories about sexuality and sexual health, online petitions, listservs, organizing tools and resources, government and media contact information, stories and profiles of youth activists, and information about peer education.
- National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy http://www.teenpregnancy.org
Aims to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy.
- National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health http://www.cpc.unc.edu/addhealth
Provides information about Add Health, a school-based study of the health-related behaviors of adolescents in grades seven to 12.
- New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org/
Provides information from a variety of organizations that addresses sexuality, sexual heath, and other health-related topics. The site is developed by four New York City Library organizations.
- Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP) http://www.etr.org/recapp
Provides practical tools and information to effectively reduce teen sexual risk-taking behaviors. The site is developed by ETR Associates.
- Scarleteen.com http://www.scarleteen.com
Provides sexuality and sexual health information to teens, supplementing the information that young people learn at home and in school-based programs.
- SEX, etc. http://www.sxetc.org
Provides information by and for teens, on a variety of sexual health issues. The site is developed by the Network for Family Life Education.
- Taking with Kids About Tough Issues http://www.talkingwithkids.org
Provides information to encourage parents and caregivers to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The site is developed by Children Now and The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- TeenHealthFX http://www.teenhealthfx.com
Q & A Internet service for young people that addresses sexuality, sexual health, relationships, and other important issues. The site is a project funded by Atlantic Health System that includes Morristown Memorial Hospital, Overlook Hospital, and Mountainside Hospital.
- Teenwire http://www.teenwire.com
Provides teens with sexuality and sexual health information. The site is developed by Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Look for the Family Project print ads in these national magazines:
- And Baby http://www.andbabymag.com
This magazine redefines modern parenting, helping gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) parents raise their children from birth through young adulthood. Published bi-monthly, it provides advice, resources, and information on a wide range of timely topics.
- Today’s Child Magazine http://www.todays-child.com
This national parenting magazine is dedicated to black and other parents of color raising children from infancy through their teen years. Backed by the experts and inspired by parents and caregivers, it delivers accurate and up-to-date information on parenting, child health and development, education, lifestyle and relationship issues.
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