On this site, find information about STDs and safe sex, tips for parents raising teens, facts and statistics, quizzes, and feedback from teens about sex.

Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.

Project Safe Place provides access to immediate help and supportive resources for all young people in crisis through a network of sites sustained by qualified agencies, trained volunteers and businesses.

Violence prevention, childhood depression, the importance of mentors and more—these are some of the stories from Connect for Kids that drew reader response over the past month. See what everyone had to say, and feel free to join the conversation.

For years, Patti Jo Angelini has been educating Phoenix, Ariz. residents about teen pregnancy prevention. Now she's bringing her campaign to a wider audience. Learn about how she works with legislators and the public to get out her message.

According to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of U.S. high school students who have ever had sexual intercourse fell from 54.1 percent to 45.6 percent between with associated declines in gonorrhea, pregnancy, and birth rates among adolescents.

The National Center for Health Statistics reports that America's teens were less likely to become pregnant in 1997 than at any time since 1976.

Patterned after the KIDS COUNT Data Book, this report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation provides key indicators of adolescent health and sexual behavior state by state.

This Centers for Disease Control Prevention sourcebook on best practices, based on the experience of community-based efforts, covers four key strategies—parent and family-based strategies, home visiting, social and conflict resolution skills, and mentoring—and documents the science behind these approaches. (Available in Spanish.)

One in four women seeking family planning services from a medical provider finds contraceptive and related health services at a publicly supported family planning clinic. These publicly supported services have helped prevent 1.3 million unintended pregnancies each year and narrowed the historic differences in access to family planning services based on race and income, according to this report from the Alan Guttmacher Institute.