Sex Education

Latest addition : September 19, 2009

Resource Material and Links to Sexuality Education at home and in school - guidelines, curricula and policy

- Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage

- Books for Parents & Children/Teens

- Comprehensive Sex Education

- Educators Resource Links

- Guidelines for Sex Education

- Science-Based Sex Education

- Sex Education Curricula

- Sex Education Policy

- Support for Comprehensive Sex Education

- Research Articles

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Abstinence and abstinence-only education: A review of U.S. policies and programs. Santelli JS, Ott MA, Lyon M, Rogers J, Summers D, Schleifer R. Journal of Adolescent Health 38:72–81, 2006. Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage from A to H GPRHE Changes in Formal Sex Education: 1995–2002. Duberstein Lindberg L, Santelli JS, Singh S. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 38(4):182–189, 2006. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on Abstinence-Only Programs, April 23, 2008, (...)

Books for Parents & Children/Teens

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Answers (Rutgers University) Books for Parents and their Young Children (Ages 3-8) Books for Parents and their Preteens (Ages 9-13) Books for Parents and their Teens (Ages 14-19) Planned Parenthood Books About Talking with Your Children About Sexuality No Place Like Home - English Planned Parenthood OregonNo Hay Lugar Como el Hogar Planned Parenthood OregonNo Place Like Home - adapted for Native Americans Planned Parenthood Oregon Advocates for Youth Parent-Child Communication (...)

Comprehensive Sex Education

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Comprehensive Sex Education - the Basics GPRHE Comprehensive Sex Education Healthy Teen Network Facts on Sex Education in the United States 2006 Guttmacher Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education, 2004 SIECUS Guidelines for Sexual Health Information and Disease Prevention, 2005 Washington State International Guidelines for Sexuality Education, draft 2009 UNESCO Sex Education Definitions & Point by Point Comparison Adv for Youth The future of sexuality education - (...)

Educators Resources

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Choosing a Sex Education Curriculum GPRHE Emerging Answers - Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2007 Emerging Answers, Summary Georgia School Health Profiles, 2006 Librarian’s Guide To Sex Education Resources, 2006 Advocates for Youth Washington State Curriculum Assessment Tool, 2008 LINKS: Advocates for Youth - Resources for Educators Answer is based at Rutgers University, but is a national organization dedicated to providing (...)

Guidelines for Sex Education

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education, 2004 SIECUS Guidelines for Sexual Health Information and Disease Prevention, 2005 Washington State International Guidelines for Sexuality Education, draft 2009 UNESCO

Science-Based Sex Education

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Science & Success 2008 Summary, Advocates for Youth Science-Based Approaches Advocates for Youth Emerging Answers 2007- Full Report, National Campaign Emerging Answers 2007- Summary, National Campaign Science Based Curricula - What Works 2008 National Campaign Promoting Science-Based Approaches Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Division of Adolescent Reproductive (...)

Sex Education Curricula

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Emerging Answers 2007 Summary of Emerging Answers 2007. Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education SIECUS International Guidelines on Sexuality Education, Draft June, 2009 UNESCO Adolescent Reproductive Health Education Project (ARHEP). A curriculum primarily for health professionals F.L.A.S.H. King County, Seattle, Washington Department of Public Health. Lesson plans for grades 4-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-college. F.L.A.S.H. is available for downloading at no cost - and it is the (...)

Sex Education Policy

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

FEDERAL SEX EDUCATION POLICY Fiscal Year 2010 budget proposes an end to abstinence-only-until marriage funding Failure to Launch by James Wagoner (Advocates for Youth) and William Smith (SIECUS), 17 June, 2009 Healthy Teen Initiative Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act REAL act Responsible Education About Life SIECUS – Policy Quick Facts Advocates for Youth - Federal Policy Summary REAL act SIECUS Background the REAL act, (...)

Support for Comprehensive Sex Education

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Who Supports Comprehensive Sex Education SIECUS Public Support for Comprehensive Sex Education SIECUS South Carolina Speaks, 2004 National Women’s Law Center Opinion Survey, January 2009 The National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education (NCSSE) (over 140 national organizations) THE MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITIES The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) AAP Testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 2008 The American Foundation for AIDS (...)

Research Articles

September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Impacts of abstinence education on teen sexual activity, risk of pregnancy, and risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Trenholm C, Devaney B, Fortson K, Clark M, Bridgespan LQ, Wheeler J. Mathematica Policy Research, USA. J Policy Anal Manage 27(2):255-76, 2008. Recent evaluations of the peer-led approach in adolescent sexual health education: a systematic review. Kim CR, Free C. International Family Planning Perspectives, 34(2):89–96, 2008. Emerging Answers -Research Findings on (...)