Youth HIV Prevention Project - Links and resources

Youth HIV Prevention Project
Links and resources

HIV/STI Prevention and Treatment among Youth in the U.S.
(Advocates for Youth)
Information about young people and HIV, including statistics, reports, lesson plans, resources for HIV+ youth, and more.
HIV/AIDS & Sex Education
(Avert)
Information and resources about HIV and sex education for youth, including real stories of people living with HIV.
Gay-Straight Alliance Network
Information for youth working to end homophobia, especially those working to start or continue a GSA in their school.
Girl Health
A website developed by young women, for young women, to “teach young women to survive, to take pride, and to love themselves from the inside out.”
teenwire
Sexuality and relationship information from Planned Parenthood for teens.
Scarleteen
Scarleteen is “committed to delivering the best teen sex ed on the net,” with topics ranging from puberty to STD’s to abstinence.
Families Are Talking: For Young People
A place for teens to learn about sexuality issues. This site includes articles written by teens, as well as links to other helpful sites.
Sex, Etc.: A web site for teens by teens
A website by teens, for teens, covering a wide variety of sexuality related topics.
Go ask Alice!
Questions about sexuality, drugs, and general health posted by teens are answered by other teens and by the resident expert, Alice.
My Sistahs
A website created by and for young women of color “to provide information and offer support on sexual and reproductive health issues through education and advocacy.”
Whatudo.org
Information about HIV for youth, including the “Thrive Guide,” a survival manual for young people living with HIV.
Back up your birth control with Emergency Contraception
Information about Emergency Contraception, a form of birth control available to women up to 5 days after unprotected sex.