Resources
These websites offer additional information about teen sexual health, pregnancy and STI risk, youth risk behaviors, and other matters related to adolescent and AI/AN health. You (or your agency) may want to compile additional resources or lists of referral agencies specific to your community.
Youth Risks
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Federal agency whose mission includes protecting the health and safety of people at home and abroad by providing credible information to enhance health decisions and promote health. Check out the Division of Adolescent and School Health section (www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth), STI fact sheets (www.cdc.gov/std/healthcomm/fact_sheets.htm), and the Divisions of HIV and STD Prevention (www.cdc.gov/hiv/ and www.cdc.gov/std).
Child Trends
www.childtrends.org
Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to conducting research and providing science-based information to improve decisions, programs and policies that affect children. Provides excellent research summaries and other useful materials.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/
Online analysis of the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey results.
Answers to Teens’ Questions About Sexuality
Go Ask Alice
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
This website developed and maintained by Columbia University’s Health Education Program uses a question-and-answer format to provide information on a broad range of issues concerning relationships, sexual behavior and sexual health. Explicit and frank.
Sex, Etc.
www.sexetc.org
Sponsored by Answer at Rutgers University, includes articles by and for teens on a variety of issues related to healthy sexuality.
Healthy Sexuality
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)
www.siecus.org
National organization has been providing positive and accurate information about sexuality since 1964. Offers special websites for teachers and schools, teens and parents, and publishes reports, curriculum guidelines, bibliographies, a monthly newsletter, and other valuable materials for sexuality educators.
The Guttmacher Institute
www.guttmacher.org
Nonprofit organization focuses on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. Publishes reliable surveys and reports on teen sexuality, many of which can be downloaded from the website.
The Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kff.org
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation addresses a wide variety of health issues, including reproductive and sexual health. Publishes studies and surveys addressing sexuality education, and provides some of the most in-depth data to date on attitudes of teachers, students, administrators, and parents.
Pregnancy Prevention
CDC Reproductive Health: Teen Pregnancy
www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/index.htm
Federal agency that promotes science-based approaches to teen pregnancy prevention using the Getting to Outcomes (GTO) approach. This page includes teen pregnancy information and data, social determinants and eliminating disparities, projects and initiatives, and program tools and resources. Also check out the section for teens (https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/teens/index.htm).
Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP)
www.etr.org/recapp
Nonprofit website sponsored by ETR provides tools and information for teachers and health educators working with teens. Designed to act as a bridge between researchers and educators, ReCAPP provides up-to-date suggestions on responsible sexuality and teen pregnancy prevention.
Power to Decide
powertodecide.org
National nonprofit whose mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth and families by reducing teen pregnancy. Offers many useful publications that can be downloaded from the website.
Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) / Two-Spirit Youth
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
www.glaad.org
Advocacy organization monitors portrayals of the LGBTQ community in the press and popular media, and lobbies for accurate and balanced presentations. Website includes both recent and archived press reports.
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
www.glsen.org
National organization dedicated to the end of anti-gay harassment in K–12 schools provides teaching guides, hosts conferences, and advocates for appropriate school policies.
Indian Health Service (IHS) LGBTQ and Two-Spirit Health
www.ihs.gov/lgbt
The Indian Health Service is the federal agency dedicated to promoting the health of AI/AN people. This website provides information about health disparities faced by LGBTQ people, the AI/AN LGBTQ-Two Spirit Workgroup, and relevant resources for communities and providers.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
www.pflag.org
National group promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people; their families; and friends. Website describes programs, presents current issues, and provides updates on legislative actions on a state-by-state basis. The “Safe Schools” program (pflag.org/cultivating-respect-safe-schools-all) focuses on making schools safe for LGBTQ students.
American Indian/Alaska Native Health
Indian Health Service (IHS)
www.ihs.gov
The federal health program for AI/ANs, which provides information for patients including
HIV/AIDS, intimate partner violence, LGBTQ two-spirit people, sexual assault, and risk behaviors.
National Indian Health Board (NIHB)
www.nihb.org
This organization was established by Tribes to advocate as the united voice of federally recognized AI/AN tribes to strengthen health systems, secure resources, and build capacity to achieve the highest level of health and well-being for AI/AN people. The website provides information about current public and behavioral health issues.
Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI)
www.uihi.org
A division of the Seattle Indian Health Board dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of urban Indian communities through information, scientific inquiry, and technology.
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