Costs of Teen Pregnancy in Florida [1]
Florida Healthy Teens Campaign Fact Sheet
Floridians Agree: Teens Need Comprehensive Sex Education [2]
Florida Healthy Teens Campaign Fact Sheet
Sex Education Programs: Definitions and Point-by-Point Comparison [3]
A fact sheet from Advocates for Youth comparing comprehensive vs.
abstinence-only-until-marriage programs. An excellent resource.
Sexuality Education in Florida: Content, Context and Controversy [4]
This study, conducted by Dr. Brian Dodge, et al. found
that there are no statewide standards for sex education in the state of
Florida, and that sex education is afforded too little time and occurs
too late in students' academic career
Advocates for Youth: Parents’ Sex Ed Center [5]
A very useful resource. Information on how to initiate conversations with your children about sex, including fact sheets, multimedia materials, and columns by renowned experts.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy [6]
The mission of the Campaign is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy. The parent section of the Campaign’s site is informative and engaging, with the “10 Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy,” information on how to talk to your teens about sex, and several in-depth reports.
Teen Wire [7]
Teenwire.com is an award-winning sexual health web site for teens created by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. This site provides honest and non-judgmental information about sexuality in a format and language that teens can understand. Informative quizzes, games and videos make the subject matter interesting.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) [8]
Families Are Talking: Resources for Families [9]
A collection of sex education resources for families.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America [10]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the nation's largest
and most trusted voluntary reproductive health care
organization.Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide provide medical
services andsexuality education for millions of women, men, and
teenagers everyyear.
StayTeen.org [11]
A project of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. This site for teens is interactive with much of the content created by teens, for teens.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) [12]
PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
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Links:
[1] http://www.healthyteensflorida.org/sites/healthyteensflorida.org/files/Costs+of+Teen+Pregnancy+in+Florida.pdf
[2] http://www.healthyteensflorida.org/sites/healthyteensflorida.org/files/Floridians+Agree+-+Polling+on+Sex+Education.pdf
[3] http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/RRR/definitions.pdf
[4] http://www.healthyteensflorida.org/sites/healthyteensflorida.org/files/DodgeEtAl+AJSE6-08.pdf
[5] http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents/index.htm
[6] http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/parents/default.aspx
[7] http://www.teenwire.com/
[8] http://www.familiesaretalking.org/resources/rsrc0000.html
[9] http://www.familiesaretalking.org/resources/rsrc0000.html
[10] http://www.ppfa.org/
[11] http://www.stayteen.org/
[12] http://community.pflag.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=194
[13] http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/index.htm