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ParentingTeensOnline

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:08:06 -0500

ParentingTeensOnline is a free monthly e-magazine for parents of teens ages 12-19. It offers practical, expert-guided advice and support on teen health, media and technology, drugs/alcohol, education, volunteering, sports, social issues, babysitting, sexuality ...

New Moms, Inc.

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:54:23 -0600

New Moms serves homeless and near-homeless teen moms (ages 13 to 21) and their children with transitional living shelter and a broad array of services that can foster self-sufficiency and family stabi

Healthy Teen Network Annual Conference

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:32:06 -0600

Start: Nov 17 2005 - 8:30am

End: Nov 19 2005 - 12:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+4

The Healthy Teen Network (HTN) presents Leading the Charge: Making a Difference in the Lives of Teens and Young Families, as the theme for the 2005 Annual conference.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Not Just a She Thing

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:00:15 -0500

Despite a recent decline in teen pregnancy rates, nearly one million teenage girls will become pregnant in 2005. Public education programs, websites, and ad campaigns have helped reduce the numbers--but too often, the messages are aimed only at girls. Tamekia Reece reports on one program in North Carolina that encourages boys to take some responsibility for preventing teen pregnancy.

Project FOCUS (Families of Children Under Six)

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:54:36 -0500

The mission of this organization is to ensure quality prenatal care and parenting education for pregnant or parenting teens in Madison County.

For Juvenile Sex Offenders, Intensive Program Offers Chance to Change

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:15:00 -0600

With some 15,000 children and teens arrested for sex offenses each year, communities clearly have a stake in effective treatment for young offenders. Fortunately, there are programs helping adolescents re-join society successfully and safely. Linda Baker looks at Oregon's Counterpoint center.

Healthy Teen Network (formerly NOAPPP)

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:14:32 -0500

Healthy Teen Network's mission is to provide leadership, education, training, information, advocacy, resources and support to professional individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent health, with an emphasis on teen pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and teen parenting.

A Changing Supreme Court: Why it Matters for Kids

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:00:43 -0500

Amid all the speculation about changes on the Supreme Court, Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips takes a look at cases the court will be hearing in the next term that will have an impact on children and youth.

Reviving Ophelia

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:34:03 -0500

Reviving Ophelia, by Mary Pipher, Ph.D., is subtitled "Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls." It is a good book for parents of growing daughters, the daughters themselves, and anyone who has ever known young girls.

Helping Girls Bloom

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:31:57 -0500

In a notoriously troubled New York City neighborhood, Isis Sapp-Grant has created a supportive haven for girls besieged by drug dealers, sexual predators, family violence and gangs. Holly St. Lifer spoke with Sapp-Grant about her Blossom Program for Girls.

HHS Makes Changes to 4Parents.gov

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:56:13 -0500

4Parents.gov is new federal Web site aimed at helping parents and teens discuss "issues about healthy choices, abstinence, sex and relationships." After 145 advocacy groups—including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Human Rights Campaign—sent a letter to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt criticizing the Web site for inaccurate information, HHS made several changes to the site's language. The Kaiser Network offers a briefing.

4Parents.Gov: HHS' Controversial Site about Risk Behaviors

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:19:32 -0500

In April 2005, the US Department of Health and Human Services launched 4parents.Gov, a site designed to help parents to talk with their teens about sex and relationships, with an emphasis on abstinence from unhealthy behaviors. More than 100 advocacy and public health organizations have spoken out against the site, saying it contains fear-based and inaccurate information. The Sexuality Education a

Parental Notification and Teen Sexual Health Service Use

Wed, 25 May 2005 13:22:03 -0500

Most adolescent girls (60 percent) seeking family planning services say that their parents are aware of their use of services, according to a new study in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medial Association. Still, the study found that laws requiring teens to notify mom or dad are likely to increase risky or unsafe sexual behavior, leading to more teen pregnancies or sexually transm

The Latest on Teen Sexuality

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:55:02 -0500

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy reviews data from the National Center for Health Statistics on teen sexual activity. Surveys conducted in 2002 indicate that in teens are having sex less, starting later, and are slightly more likely to use contraception than they were in 1995.

Teens and Sex: They Don't Know as Much as They Need To

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:53:26 -0600

According to the latest SexSmarts national survey, teens are familiar with many types of pregnancy and STD protection, but tend to be ill-informed or confused about the effectiveness of different methods, particularly in protecting themselves from sexually transmitted diseases..