Links To Everything You Need

Latest addition : September 20, 2009

Links to Organizations and Other Resources for Sexuality Education, Policy,
Teen Reproductive Health and more

National Links

September 20, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & SEXUALITY EDUCATION Answer @ Rutgers University Advocates for Youth American Social Health Association - ASHA Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion - ETR Associates Guttmacher Institute Healthy Teen Network Planned Parenthood Federation of America Keeping It Real! - The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States - SIECUS Society for (...)

Georgia Links

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Georgia Facts & Figures STATE GOVERNMENT Adolescent Health and Youth Development (AHYD), Georgia Department of Community Health, Division of Public Health Georgia Department of Community Health, Division of Public Health - Statistics Georgia Department of Education Governor’s Office for Children & Families NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Child Advocacy Prevent Child Abuse Georgia Voices for Georgia’s Children Education Georgia PTA Georgia Association of School Nurses (...)

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December 6, 2009
CDC Task Force finds insufficient evidence of the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs

In November , 2009 an independent CDC Task Force concluded that there is sufficient evidence that comprehensive risk reduction interventions are effective in reducing risky sexual behavior and limiting the spread of sexually transmitted infections, while there is insufficient evidence of the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs. (Washington Post 11/7/09; Medical News Today 11/10/09)

December 6, 2009
Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC

American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday. Latest statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States. "We have among the highest rates of STDs of any developed country in the world," said John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Reuter 11/19/09)

December 6, 2009
The Future of Abstinence

Newsweek looks at abstinence education and its future (10/27/09). “It’s been a mainstay of sex ed for more than a decade. Now, as the Obama administration cuts off federal funding, the movement scrambles for money, determined to continue its mission.”

October 26, 2009
U.S. - National & Local Organizations Request an End to Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding

In a letter presented today to the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, more than 160 local, state, and national organizations requested the elimination of federal funding for all abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, and funding of the most comprehensive prevention initiative possible. The signers included Georgia Parents for Responsible Health Education.

September 26, 2009
Georgia - Teens speak out!

In Savannah, Georgia, dozens of young people got out to raise awareness about the Responsible Education About Life Act (REAL Act), a federal bill promoting sex education in schools on Friday.