There is clear evidence that risky sexual behavior harms young people. More than two million people ages 15 to 24 across the globe contract HIV each year, including more than 17,000 American young ...

Talking with your teen about sex and sexuality is a way to empower them. Paperkites The “birds and the bees”. The “facts of life”. Whatever you call it, many parents dread discussing sex and sexuality ...

Two years ago, a staggering 90% of Americans aged 18 to 44 said their sex education had failed them, leaving them unprepared for real-life experiences. Now, in Alabama, a clash over access to sex ...

Public battles over what schools can teach about sex, identity and relationships, often framed around “parental rights,” have become more intense in recent years. Behind the loud debate lies a quiet ...

As a recent graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School, I received a complete lack of sex education. I sat in health class as my teacher used stigmatizing language, assumed we “knew everything ...

The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) is a first-ever state grant program from the federal government that funds comprehensive sex education that will teach teens how to prevent ...

Talking about sex can be awkward — especially when you are having conversations about expectations for your teens’ sex lives. Even if you’ve been having healthy conversations about sex and boundaries ...

In 2011, Mississippi law required public schools to teach either abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex education. Despite a significant drop in teen pregnancies since 2011, Mississippi still has the ...

On July 29, 1994, thousands of teenagers gathered in Washington, D.C., to tell the nation about their pledge to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. They covered the lawn of the National Mall ...

In the 1990s, government officials and social services agencies recognized teen pregnancy was rising to the level of a public health crisis. In his 1995 State of the Union address, ...

Kentucky teens are engaging in sexual activity at increasingly younger ages, often without proper guidance on healthy relationships. The lack of communication between adults and teens about sex ...