|  | | Related Knowledge Base Chapters | | |
| Journal Articles | |  | Biological and behavioural impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention in Tanzania: a community-randomized trial
Ross DA, Changalucha J, Obasi AI, Todd J, Plummer ML, Cleophas-Mazige B, et al. AIDS 2007 Sep 12;21(14):1943-55. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. | | | | Internet use among Ugandan adolescents: Implications for HIV intervention
Ybarra ML, Kiwanuka J, Emenyonu N, Bangsberg DR. PLoS Medicine. 2006 Nov;3(11):e433. | | | | "Islands of risk": Subgroups of adolescents at risk for HIV
Houck CD, Lescano CM, Brown LK, Tolou-Shams M, Thompson J, Diclemente R, Fernandez MI, Pugatch D, Schlenger WE, Silver BJ. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2006;
31(6):619-629. | | | | Protecting young women from HIV/AIDS: The case against child and adolescent marriage
Clark S, Bruce J, Dude A. Int Fam Plan Perspect. 2006 Jun;32(2):79-88. | | | | Prevention of sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in adolescents
Kourtis AP, Kraft JM, Gavin L, Kissin D, McMichen-Wright P, Jamieson DJ. Curr HIV Res. 2006 Apr;4(2):209-219. | | | | STD-prevention counseling practices and human papillomavirus opinions among clinicians with adolescent patients--United States, 2004
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR 2006; 55(41);1117-1120. | | | | Youths and HIV/AIDS: psychiatry's role in a changing epidemic
Donenberg GR, Pao M. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;44(8):728-47. | |
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| Guidelines and Best Practices | | |
| Policy Reports, Papers, and Briefs | | | Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons Aged 10-24 Years - United States, 2002-2007
Gavin L, MacKay AP, Brown K, et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR. 2009 Jul 17;58(SS06):1-58. | | | | Youth Development & Teen Pregnancy, STI, and HIV Prevention
Healthy Teen Network, June 2009. [PDF, 395K] | | | | Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2009. [PDF, 1MB] | | | | Fact Sheet: HIV Testing among Adolescents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, February 2009. [PDF, 641] | | | | HIV Infection among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men - Jackson, Mississippi, 2006-2008
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR. 58(04);77-81. February 6, 2009. | | | | Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy
Ana Rute Cardoso, Dorte Verner. World Bank, Global AIDS Program. March 2008. [PDF, 93K] | | | | HIV Prevention for Girls and Young Women
Report Cards
Report Cards on HIV prevention efforts for young women in 22 countries. Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF),
Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA) and Young Positives, 2007. | | | | "Life Doesn't Wait": Romania's Failure to Protect and Support Children and Youth Living with HIV
Human Rights Watch, August 2006. | | | | Turning the Tide Against HIV/AIDS: Targeting Youth
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, June 2006. [PDF, 768K] | | | | Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS Among Youth
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Revised August 2008. | | | | Promoting More Gender-Equitable Norms and Behaviors Among Young Men as an HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy
Gary Barker, Marcos Nascimento, Julie Pulerwitz, Márcio Segundo. Population Council, February 2006. [PDF, 376K] | | | | The Impact of Sex and HIV Education Programs in Schools and Communities on Sexual Behaviors Among Young Adults
Douglas Kirby, B.A Laris, Lori Rolleri. Family Health International, January 15, 2006. [PDF, 498K] | | | | Preventing HIV/AIDS in Young People: A Systematic Review of the Evidence from Developing Countries
World Health Organization, 2006. [PDF, 3.4MB] | | | | Reclaiming Our Future: The State of AIDS Among Black Youth
Black AIDS Institute, September 2005. [PDF, 1.4MB] | | | | Young Men and HIV Prevention
Population Council, Horizons Program, December 2004. | | | | Risk and Protection: Youth and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Akinrinola Bankole, Susheela Singh, Vanessa Woog, Deirdre Wulf. The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2004. [PDF, 504K] | | | | Reaching Out-of-School Youth with Reproductive Health and HIV Information and Services
A. August Burns, Claudia Daileader Ruland, William Finger, Erin Murphy-Graham, Rosemary McCarney, Jane Schueller. YouthNet Program, Family Health International, 2004. [PDF,
341K] | | | | Youth in Central Asia: Losing the New Generation
International Crisis Group, October 31, 2003. | | | | The Sound of Silence: Difficulties in Communicating on HIV/AIDS in Schools--Experiences from India and Kenya
ActionAid, 2003. [PDF, 480K] | | | | Cross-Generational and Transactional Sexual Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of Behavior and Implications for Negotiating Safer Sexual Practices
Nancy Luke, Kathleen M. Kurz. International Center for Research on Women, Population Services International, September 2002. [PDF, 1.8MB] | | | | Abstinence Only vs. Comprehensive Sex Education: What Are the Arguments? What Is the Evidence?
C. Collins, P. Alagiri, T. Summers, S. Morin. UCSF AIDS Research Institute, March 2002. [PDF, 139K] | | | | "Bus Fare, Please": The Economics of Sex and Gifts Among Adolescents in Urban South Africa
Carol E. Kaufman, Stavros E. Stavro. Population Council, 2002. [PDF, 503K] | |
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| Conference Reports and Proceedings | | |
| Research Summaries | | | Abstinence-Plus Programs for HIV Infection Prevention in High-Income Countries
Underhill K, Montgomery P, Operario D. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 1. January 23, 2008. | | | | CIRA Research Summary 2006
Yale University Center for Interdisciplinary Research on HIV/AIDS (CIRA), 2006. (See subsection on 'HIV Prevention Research for Young Adults and Women.') [PDF, 1.37MB] | | | | Not Enough Time, Not Enough Experience, Not Aware of Risk: Why Healthcare Providers Don't Routinely Test Youth for HIV
Donna Futterman, MD, Maureen Michaels, Stephen Stafford, Bruce Carlson, Susan Wolfson. Adolescent AIDS Program, Children's Hospital at Montefiore and New York/New Jersey
AETC, April 2002. [PDF, 512K] | | | | Programming for HIV Prevention in Schools: Four Research Summaries
Horizons/Population Council and Partners, 2003. | |
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| Online Books and Chapters | | |
| Newsletter Articles | | | Young Men and HIV Prevention
Horizons Report, December 2004. Includes "Involving Young Men in HIV Prevention Programs" and "Preventing HIV and Partner Violence." | |
| |
| Provider Education and Training | | |
| Clinician Support Tools | | |
| Slide Sets | | |
| Program Management Materials | | |
| Patient and Community Education | | | Focus on the Future
An intervention targeting young heterosexual African-Americans diagnosed with an STI. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009. | | | | Estime Et Confiance En Soi, Une Arme Pour Les Jeunes Face Au VIH
A French-language training for young people living with HIV (piloted in Senegal). The Centre for Development and Population Activities, September 2007. | | | | Together Learning Choices (TLC): A Small Group-Level Intervention with Young People Living with HIV/AIDS
A Replicating
Effective Programs Plus (REPplus) intervention for educating and empowering youth living with HIV. CDC, November 2007. | | | | HIV Infection in Adolescents and Young Adults in the U.S.
AIDSinfo, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, May 2006. | | | | Condom Effectiveness
Advocates for Youth, September 2005. | | | | Live Safe Play Safe: A Life-Skills Course to Protect Children from HIV-Infection
Communities Responding to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Initiative, 2005. Also in French. | | | | Making Meds Work for You
Nancy Lerner-Weiss, Carolyn Burr. François-Xavier Bagnoud Center at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2005. [PDF, 3MB] | | | | What Are Adolescents' HIV Prevention Needs?
UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). | | | | What Are Young Women's HIV Prevention Needs?
UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). | | | | What Are the HIV Prevention Needs of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men?
UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). | | | | What Works Best in Sex/HIV Education?
UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). | | | | Should We Teach Only Abstinence in Sexuality Education?
UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). | | | | How Do Parents and Children Talk About HIV?
UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). | |
| |
| Links | | | HIV/AIDS-Specific | | | Adolescent AIDS Program
The AAP serves as a local
and national resource for those living with HIV/AIDS; adolescents who are at-risk of HIV
infection; health care providers who treat adolescents living with or at risk of HIV
infection; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning adolescents, their
families and caregivers. Based in the Bronx, New York, at the Children's Hospital at
Montefiore Medical Center. | | | | Africa Alive!
Mission is to educate and give youth
the skills they need in the fight against HIV/AIDS through the medium of popular
entertainment. | | | | AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth, and
Families
A national, nonprofit organization founded to help respond to the unique
concerns of children, youth, women, and families who are living with, at risk of, or
affected by HIV/AIDS. They conduct policy research, education, and advocacy on a broad range
of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and research issues. | | | | AVERT: Young People's Section
Offers
information about young people and HIV/AIDS, as well as birth control and contraception,
condoms, sex, sexuality, and puberty. A London-based HIV/AIDS information website. | | | | BAY Positives
Support for young people with HIV by
young people with HIV, aged 25 and under. Organization based in the San Francisco Bay
Area. | | | | Keep a Child Alive
Keep a Child Alive is
dedicated to providing life-saving medicine to children and families with HIV/AIDS. | | | | loveLife
Web-based arm of media campaign produced
by loveLife, a South African organization working to educate adolescents on HIV/AIDS and
broader issues of sex and sexuality. | | | | Metro TeenAIDS
Offers HIV education and
prevention services for adolescents, as well as support services for teens already affected
by HIV/AIDS. The information center distributes free literature on HIV/AIDS, offers
counseling services for teens, and makes referrals to HIV testing sites or other HIV-related
services for adolescents. Metro Teen AIDS also sponsors the Annual Teen AIDS National Youth
Conference. Organization based in Washington, DC. | | | | Mpowerment Project
An HIV prevention program
designed to address the needs of young gay and bisexual men by empowering them to take
action in their communities. | | | | National Pediatric AIDS Network
Information regarding
HIV/AIDS in pediatric and youth communities, including medical information, clinical trials,
international issues, complementary therapy, and more. | | | | Reach LA
Provides training in health education, media
arts, and technology to educate, motivate, and mobilize youth to maintain healthy
lifestyles, to improve themselves and their communities, and to help fight the spread of
HIV/AIDS. Organization based in Los Angeles, California. | | | | Staying Alive
Website of MTV's annual HIV/AIDS
program, broadcast for World AIDS Day (December 1). Site is sponsored by MTV, the Kaiser
Family Foundation, UNAIDS, and the World Bank, and features facts, figures, and frequently
asked questions about HIV/AIDS. | | | | Talking with Kids About HIV/AIDS
Guidance for parents on discussing HIV/AIDS with their children. Also in Spanish. | | | | teenaids.org
Featuring HIV/AIDS education curricula in
American schools, glossary of AIDS terms, abstracts, and news. In collaboration with Dr.
John Chittick, former lecturer at the Harvard University Graduate School of Public Health on
international HIV/AIDS public health and comprehensive health education issues. | | | | Thai Youth AIDS Prevention Project
(TYAP) Promotes
involvement youth in AIDS prevention activities in northern Thailand. | | | | UNICEF: HIV/AIDS
Information from the United
Nations Children's Fund on HIV/AIDS issues of children and young people. | | | | Who's Positive?
An outreach program designed to
offer insight into the lives of HIV-positive youth. Site includes a calendar of upcoming
programs and a discussion board. | | | | Youth AIDS
An action-based global initiative that
focuses on prevention. Mission is to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS through youth
involvement. | | | | Youth and AIDS Projects
(YAP) The goal of the University
of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Projects is to help high-risk youth prevent HIV and to care for
young people and families living with HIV infection. | | | | Youth-policy.com
An online resource for improving
youth reproductive health and HIV/AIDS policy worldwide. The searchable database contains
more than 100 full-text policies addressing youth reproductive health from over 40
countries. A collaboration of the POLICY Project and YouthNet.
| | | | Youth Topics
Providing news
and information, publications, and links about youth and HIV/AIDS from the CDC National
Prevention Information Network. | |
| | | Sexual & Reproductive Health | | | Advocates for Youth
Dedicated to creating
programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible
decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Provides information, training, and
strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and
the media in the United States and the developing world. | | | | Alan Guttmacher Institute:
Adolescents
Non-profit organization focused on reproductive health research, policy
analysis and public education. | | | | Association of Reproductive Health Professionals: Resources
for Adolescent Providers
An interdisciplinary association composed of professionals
who provide reproductive health services or education, conduct reproductive health
research, or influence reproductive health policy. | | | | Auntie Stella
Produced by Training and
Research Support Centre as an activity pack for young Zimbabweans aged 13 to 17. It aims to
encourage young people to discuss key teenage issues, and also gives information that
teenagers find hard to get elsewhere. | | | | DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
DC Campaign's mission is to cut in half the teen pregnancy rate in the District of Columbia by 2015. | | | | Sexuality Education and Information Council of the United States (SIECUS)
. | | | | It's Great To Wait!
The site discusses the choice
of abstinence until marriage. Why you should wait, who else is waiting, and where you can
learn more. There is also a section for parents who want some help talking to kids about
abstinence. | | | | It's Your (Sex) Life
Guide to safe and
responsible sex for teens from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Includes information
on HIV/AIDS, pregnancy and contraception, and communicating about sex. | | | | iwannaknow.org
Answers to questions on teen sexual
health and sexually transmitted diseases from the American Social Health Association
(ASHA). | | | | Just Say Yes
A website about having a
positive attitude towards sexuality--gay, straight, bisexual, or whatever, and about making
informed choices. Includes Spanish-language resources. From the Coalition for Positive Sexuality. | | | | Marie Stopes International
Information about sex and sexual health. Includes surveys, FAQs, an ask feature, and animations on condom use and menstruation.
| | | | My Sistahs
Sexuality and relationship information
for young African American, Asian American, Latina, and Native American women, including
information on STDs and HIV/AIDS. | | | | Not Me, Not Now
A website offering various items
to reinforce the abstinence message in school, at home or on the run. Includes a
newsletter, interactive games, advice, links, and information for parents and
educators. | | | | Planned Parenthood Federation of America
(PPFA): Teen Issues
PPFA's policy is to assure that adolescents have access to
information about human sexuality and to reproductive health care services. | | | | Safe Passages to
Adulthood
A 5-year programme of research into young people's sexual health in
poorer countries, funded by the Department for International
Development (DFID) in the UK. | | | | Scarleteen
Bills itself as 'Sex education for the
real world.' Providing information that educates in all aspects of positive sexuality. | | | | Sex, Etc.
Site by and for teens with information on
sexuality and health. Features an ask-the-experts column and a special section for
parents. | | | | SEXplained... Foundation
Established to advance the
education of the public in all matters relating to contraception, reproduction, and sexual
health and to promote reproductive and sexual health awareness for the benefit of the
community. | | | | The Sexwise Guide
Written in the form of a travel guide, this online publication
provides information about sexual well-being, choices, and rights. Guide is available in 22
languages. | | | | Teen Guide
Information for teens on sex,
sexuality, abstinence, STDs, and more. Brought to you by Campaign For Our Children. Also
has an ask-the-expert feature and a downloadable STD video game/screensaver. | | | | Youth Peer
Website aimed at supporting the
development of youth peer education in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, on topics related
to adolescent health and well-being. Features resources on sexual health and HIV/AIDS. | |
| | | General Adolescent Health | | | Adolescent AIDS Program
The AAP serves as a local
and national resource for those living with HIV/AIDS; adolescents who are at-risk of HIV
infection; health care providers who treat adolescents living with or at risk of HIV
infection; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning adolescents, their
families and caregivers. Based in the Bronx, New York, at the Children's Hospital at
Montefiore Medical Center. | | | | Africa Alive!
Mission is to educate and give youth
the skills they need in the fight against HIV/AIDS through the medium of popular
entertainment. | | | | AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth, and
Families
A national, nonprofit organization founded to help respond to the unique
concerns of children, youth, women, and families who are living with, at risk of, or
affected by HIV/AIDS. They conduct policy research, education, and advocacy on a broad range
of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and research issues. | | | | AVERT: Young People's Section
Offers
information about young people and HIV/AIDS, as well as birth control and contraception,
condoms, sex, sexuality, and puberty. A London-based HIV/AIDS information website. | | | | BAY Positives
Support for young people with HIV by
young people with HIV, aged 25 and under. Organization based in the San Francisco Bay
Area. | | | | Keep a Child Alive
Keep a Child Alive is
dedicated to providing life-saving medicine to children and families with HIV/AIDS. | | | | loveLife
Web-based arm of media campaign produced
by loveLife, a South African organization working to educate adolescents on HIV/AIDS and
broader issues of sex and sexuality. | | | | Metro TeenAIDS
Offers HIV education and
prevention services for adolescents, as well as support services for teens already affected
by HIV/AIDS. The information center distributes free literature on HIV/AIDS, offers
counseling services for teens, and makes referrals to HIV testing sites or other HIV-related
services for adolescents. Metro Teen AIDS also sponsors the Annual Teen AIDS National Youth
Conference. Organization based in Washington, DC. | | | | Mpowerment Project
An HIV prevention program
designed to address the needs of young gay and bisexual men by empowering them to take
action in their communities. | | | | National Pediatric AIDS Network
Information regarding
HIV/AIDS in pediatric and youth communities, including medical information, clinical trials,
international issues, complementary therapy, and more. | | | | Reach LA
Provides training in health education, media
arts, and technology to educate, motivate, and mobilize youth to maintain healthy
lifestyles, to improve themselves and their communities, and to help fight the spread of
HIV/AIDS. Organization based in Los Angeles, California. | | | | Staying Alive
Website of MTV's annual HIV/AIDS
program, broadcast for World AIDS Day (December 1). Site is sponsored by MTV, the Kaiser
Family Foundation, UNAIDS, and the World Bank, and features facts, figures, and frequently
asked questions about HIV/AIDS. | | | | Talking with Kids About HIV/AIDS
Guidance for parents on discussing HIV/AIDS with their children. Also in Spanish. | | | | teenaids.org
Featuring HIV/AIDS education curricula in
American schools, glossary of AIDS terms, abstracts, and news. In collaboration with Dr.
John Chittick, former lecturer at the Harvard University Graduate School of Public Health on
international HIV/AIDS public health and comprehensive health education issues. | | | | Thai Youth AIDS Prevention Project
(TYAP) Promotes
involvement youth in AIDS prevention activities in northern Thailand. | | | | UNICEF: HIV/AIDS
Information from the United
Nations Children's Fund on HIV/AIDS issues of children and young people. | | | | Who's Positive?
An outreach program designed to
offer insight into the lives of HIV-positive youth. Site includes a calendar of upcoming
programs and a discussion board. | | | | Youth AIDS
An action-based global initiative that
focuses on prevention. Mission is to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS through youth
involvement. | | | | Youth and AIDS Projects
(YAP) The goal of the University
of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Projects is to help high-risk youth prevent HIV and to care for
young people and families living with HIV infection. | | | | Youth-policy.com
An online resource for improving
youth reproductive health and HIV/AIDS policy worldwide. The searchable database contains
more than 100 full-text policies addressing youth reproductive health from over 40
countries. A collaboration of the POLICY Project and YouthNet.
| | | | Youth Topics
Providing news
and information, publications, and links about youth and HIV/AIDS from the CDC National
Prevention Information Network. | |
| | Advocates for Youth
Dedicated to creating
programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible
decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Provides information, training, and
strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and
the media in the United States and the developing world. | | | | Alan Guttmacher Institute:
Adolescents
Non-profit organization focused on reproductive health research, policy
analysis and public education. | | | | Association of Reproductive Health Professionals: Resources
for Adolescent Providers
An interdisciplinary association composed of professionals
who provide reproductive health services or education, conduct reproductive health
research, or influence reproductive health policy. | | | | Auntie Stella
Produced by Training and
Research Support Centre as an activity pack for young Zimbabweans aged 13 to 17. It aims to
encourage young people to discuss key teenage issues, and also gives information that
teenagers find hard to get elsewhere. | | | | DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
DC Campaign's mission is to cut in half the teen pregnancy rate in the District of Columbia by 2015. | | | | Sexuality Education and Information Council of the United States (SIECUS)
. | | | | It's Great To Wait!
The site discusses the choice
of abstinence until marriage. Why you should wait, who else is waiting, and where you can
learn more. There is also a section for parents who want some help talking to kids about
abstinence. | | | | It's Your (Sex) Life
Guide to safe and
responsible sex for teens from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Includes information
on HIV/AIDS, pregnancy and contraception, and communicating about sex. | | | | iwannaknow.org
Answers to questions on teen sexual
health and sexually transmitted diseases from the American Social Health Association
(ASHA). | | | | Just Say Yes
A website about having a
positive attitude towards sexuality--gay, straight, bisexual, or whatever, and about making
informed choices. Includes Spanish-language resources. From the Coalition for Positive Sexuality. | | | | Marie Stopes International
Information about sex and sexual health. Includes surveys, FAQs, an ask feature, and animations on condom use and menstruation.
| | | | My Sistahs
Sexuality and relationship information
for young African American, Asian American, Latina, and Native American women, including
information on STDs and HIV/AIDS. | | | | Not Me, Not Now
A website offering various items
to reinforce the abstinence message in school, at home or on the run. Includes a
newsletter, interactive games, advice, links, and information for parents and
educators. | | | | Planned Parenthood Federation of America
(PPFA): Teen Issues
PPFA's policy is to assure that adolescents have access to
information about human sexuality and to reproductive health care services. | | | | Safe Passages to
Adulthood
A 5-year programme of research into young people's sexual health in
poorer countries, funded by the Department for International
Development (DFID) in the UK. | | | | Scarleteen
Bills itself as 'Sex education for the
real world.' Providing information that educates in all aspects of positive sexuality. | | | | Sex, Etc.
Site by and for teens with information on
sexuality and health. Features an ask-the-experts column and a special section for
parents. | | | | SEXplained... Foundation
Established to advance the
education of the public in all matters relating to contraception, reproduction, and sexual
health and to promote reproductive and sexual health awareness for the benefit of the
community. | | | | The Sexwise Guide
Written in the form of a travel guide, this online publication
provides information about sexual well-being, choices, and rights. Guide is available in 22
languages. | | | | Teen Guide
Information for teens on sex,
sexuality, abstinence, STDs, and more. Brought to you by Campaign For Our Children. Also
has an ask-the-expert feature and a downloadable STD video game/screensaver. | | | | Youth Peer
Website aimed at supporting the
development of youth peer education in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, on topics related
to adolescent health and well-being. Features resources on sexual health and HIV/AIDS. | |
| | AlterHeros
Bilingual French/English website for gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) and questioning youth, their parents, families,
and friends. Seeks to eliminate prejudice and discrimination through the sharing and
dissemination of information. | | | | Ambiente Joven
Bilingual Spanish/English website
for Latino/Latina gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) and questioning youth. | | | | AVERT: Young Gay and Lesbian Index
Personal
stories, information on schools, coming out, and religion as it relates to young gay men and
lesbians. Also includes table of worlwide ages of consent. Part of AVERT, a London,
England-based HIV/AIDS information website. | | | | Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center
(LYRIC)
A community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth 23
and under. Organization located in the San Francisco Bay Area. | | | | National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Mission is to
advocate for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in an
effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional
well being. | | | | Oasis Magazine
An online web 'zine written by, about,
and for queer and questioning youth. | | | | Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG) Offers
"Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth," a historic collaborative resource
for advocates of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth. Available in PDF
format. | | | | Trans Youth
Created to link trans youth and the people in their lives with current resources, including coming out, trans pride, health care, body modification, dating and sex, school, work, id document changes, hotlines, organizations and shelters, conferences, online connections, books and media, and how to get involved. | | | | The Trevor Project
1-866-4-U-TREVOR
(1-866-488-7386) A national 24-hour toll-free suicide prevention hotline aimed at gay or
questioning youth. A part of The Trevor Project, a nonprofit endeavor created by the makers
of the movie Trevor to promote tolerance for gay and questioning youth, and to aid in
suicide prevention among that group. | | | | Youth Pride
Strives to enhance the lives of gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth through advocacy, education,
outreach, support services, and youth activities. U.S. group based in Atlanta, Georgia. | | | | Youth Resource
Informational website for queer
youth from Advocates for Youth.
| | | | Young Gay Men
Informational website for gay youth in the
United Kingdom. Features health information, news and events, coming out, and a hotline. | |
| | Alateen/Al-Anon
Following the steps, traditions, and
concepts of Alcoholics Anonymous,
Alateen is an alcohol recovery program for young people, while Al-Anon's purpose is to help
families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem
drinking of a relative or friend. | | | | DanceSafe
Harm reduction site promoting health and
safety within the rave and nightclub community. Focus is on ecstasy (MDMA) and other "club"
drugs. Local chapters consist of young people from within the dance culture itself who have
an interest in bettering their communities and educating themselves and their peers
utilizing the principles and methods of harm reduction and popular education. | | | | Harm Reduction Coalition
(HRC) Committed to
reducing drug-related harm among individuals and communities by initiating and promoting
local, regional, and national harm reduction education, interventions, and community
organizing. | | | | NIDA: Information For Students
Includes
research information about the effects of drug abuse and interactive activities to help
students in grades 5-9 learn more about various drugs and how they affect the human brain.
From the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). | | | | Teen Drug Abuse
Provides information to help fight
teen drug abuse by prevention, intervention, and creating a support network. | |
| | Advocates for Youth
Dedicated to creating
programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible
decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Provides information, training, and
strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the
media in the United States and the developing world. | | | | Alan Guttmacher Institute
Adolescent section of non-profit organization focused on reproductive health research,
policy analysis, and public education. | | | | Youth-policy.com
An online resource for improving
youth reproductive health and HIV/AIDS policy worldwide. The searchable database contains
more than 100 full-text policies addressing youth reproductive health from over 40
countries. A collaboration of the POLICY Project and YouthNet.
| |
| | The Body's
Community Discussion Thread for Teens
Bulletin board on HIV/AIDS for teens from The
Body, a major HIV/AIDS website. | | | | Go Ask Alice!
Go Ask Alice! is the health
question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University's Health
Education Program--a division of Columbia University Health and Related Services. | | | | Let's Talk
Internet bulletin
board for teens to discuss issues related to sex and sexuality, from the Coalition for Positive Sexuality. | | | | PlanetOut Teen Community Center
Various chat rooms, message boards, and resources for GLBT and questioning youth. | | | | POSITIVE YOUTH Email List
Support
and discussion email list caters to the unique needs of HIV+ youth to talk to other young
people with similar situations and experiences. List restricted to youth 25 years old or
younger who are HIV+. | |
| | | Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Youth | | | AlterHeros
Bilingual French/English website for gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) and questioning youth, their parents, families,
and friends. Seeks to eliminate prejudice and discrimination through the sharing and
dissemination of information. | | | | Ambiente Joven
Bilingual Spanish/English website
for Latino/Latina gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) and questioning youth. | | | | AVERT: Young Gay and Lesbian Index
Personal
stories, information on schools, coming out, and religion as it relates to young gay men and
lesbians. Also includes table of worlwide ages of consent. Part of AVERT, a London,
England-based HIV/AIDS information website. | | | | Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center
(LYRIC)
A community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth 23
and under. Organization located in the San Francisco Bay Area. | | | | National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Mission is to
advocate for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in an
effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional
well being. | | | | Oasis Magazine
An online web 'zine written by, about,
and for queer and questioning youth. | | | | Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG) Offers
"Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth," a historic collaborative resource
for advocates of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth. Available in PDF
format. | | | | Trans Youth
Created to link trans youth and the people in their lives with current resources, including coming out, trans pride, health care, body modification, dating and sex, school, work, id document changes, hotlines, organizations and shelters, conferences, online connections, books and media, and how to get involved. | | | | The Trevor Project
1-866-4-U-TREVOR
(1-866-488-7386) A national 24-hour toll-free suicide prevention hotline aimed at gay or
questioning youth. A part of The Trevor Project, a nonprofit endeavor created by the makers
of the movie Trevor to promote tolerance for gay and questioning youth, and to aid in
suicide prevention among that group. | | | | Youth Pride
Strives to enhance the lives of gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth through advocacy, education,
outreach, support services, and youth activities. U.S. group based in Atlanta, Georgia. | | | | Youth Resource
Informational website for queer
youth from Advocates for Youth.
| | | | Young Gay Men
Informational website for gay youth in the
United Kingdom. Features health information, news and events, coming out, and a hotline. | |
| | | Schools | | | | Drug Use/Harm Reduction | | | Alateen/Al-Anon
Following the steps, traditions, and
concepts of Alcoholics Anonymous,
Alateen is an alcohol recovery program for young people, while Al-Anon's purpose is to help
families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem
drinking of a relative or friend. | | | | DanceSafe
Harm reduction site promoting health and
safety within the rave and nightclub community. Focus is on ecstasy (MDMA) and other "club"
drugs. Local chapters consist of young people from within the dance culture itself who have
an interest in bettering their communities and educating themselves and their peers
utilizing the principles and methods of harm reduction and popular education. | | | | Harm Reduction Coalition
(HRC) Committed to
reducing drug-related harm among individuals and communities by initiating and promoting
local, regional, and national harm reduction education, interventions, and community
organizing. | | | | NIDA: Information For Students
Includes
research information about the effects of drug abuse and interactive activities to help
students in grades 5-9 learn more about various drugs and how they affect the human brain.
From the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). | | | | Teen Drug Abuse
Provides information to help fight
teen drug abuse by prevention, intervention, and creating a support network. | |
| | | Legal & Policy Information | | | Advocates for Youth
Dedicated to creating
programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible
decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Provides information, training, and
strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the
media in the United States and the developing world. | | | | Alan Guttmacher Institute
Adolescent section of non-profit organization focused on reproductive health research,
policy analysis, and public education. | | | | Youth-policy.com
An online resource for improving
youth reproductive health and HIV/AIDS policy worldwide. The searchable database contains
more than 100 full-text policies addressing youth reproductive health from over 40
countries. A collaboration of the POLICY Project and YouthNet.
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| | | Youth Chat and Discussion | | | The Body's
Community Discussion Thread for Teens
Bulletin board on HIV/AIDS for teens from The
Body, a major HIV/AIDS website. | | | | Go Ask Alice!
Go Ask Alice! is the health
question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University's Health
Education Program--a division of Columbia University Health and Related Services. | | | | Let's Talk
Internet bulletin
board for teens to discuss issues related to sex and sexuality, from the Coalition for Positive Sexuality. | | | | PlanetOut Teen Community Center
Various chat rooms, message boards, and resources for GLBT and questioning youth. | | | | POSITIVE YOUTH Email List
Support
and discussion email list caters to the unique needs of HIV+ youth to talk to other young
people with similar situations and experiences. List restricted to youth 25 years old or
younger who are HIV+. | |
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