When Teens Have Sex: Issues and Trends
Get statistics and profiles by state! Shows national and state demographical information on teen births, pregnancies, and STI/STDs.
http://www.aecf.org/cgi-bin/teen.cgi?
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - provides information on a variety of different youth behaviors including sex, alcohol, and other risk behaviors.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/

Teen Pregnancy and Births
Visit the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy website for the latest facts:
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/default.asp
For fast statistics on teen births, visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/teenbrth.htm

Sexually Transmitted Infections - Information and Prevention
For general information about STI/STDs, check out:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/disease_info.htm
For information on the occurrence and treatment of STI/STDs, visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/dstdp.html
For information about specific STI/STDs, visit:
http://www.medinstitute.org/medical/index.htm
See the National Institutes of Health’s fact sheet on STI/STDs and how they’re spread:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdinfo.htm

The Henry Kaiser Family Foundation
This site has information on health issues related to families and communities.
http://www.kff.org

Child and Adolescence Health Matters
For a look at height predictions, see:
http://www.intelihealth.com
For information about Toxic Shock Syndrome:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/toxicshock_t.htm

Abstinence Funding
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Title V and SPRANS funding
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/adolescents/abstinence.htm
Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs
http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/titlexx/oapp.html

Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco
Has good research data on alcohol, drug, smoking, and other adolescent risk behaviors
http://www.casacolumbia.org/
For information on how alcohol advertisers target youth, and how alcohol consumption and sexual activity are linked, see:
http://camy.org/factsheets/index.php?FactsheetID=6.
Examine addiction and the tobacco industry at
www.thetruth.com
Find resources for helping teens deal with loved ones’ problem drinking through Alateen
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/alateen.html
A site for teens about alcohol and how to say no
http://www.thecoolspot.gov/

Relationships
For information on what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like, visit:
http://www.takecareonline.org/Takecare.html

Frontline
Shows research on the development of the teenage brain.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline
/shows/teenbrain/etc/aliens.html

Millennials
Information on today’s youth culture
http://www.millennialsrising.com/
Reaching the millennial generation:
http://www.medinstitute.org/MillennialGen.htm

Internet Information and Screening
For the latest research on how the internet affects American life, visit:
www.pewinternet.org
For tips on talking to your daughter about online safety, check out:
http://www.girlscouts.org/about
/ResearchInstitute/tips_parents.html
Parental Control Sites:
www.getnetwise.org
www.icra.org
For information about the crime of child pornography, see:
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/innocent.htm
For a parent’s guide to internet safety (English and Spanish) visit:
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguide.htm

Abstinence Sites:
It’s Great to Wait
Want to hear what other teens are saying? Visit this website for answers to your questions and to see why it’s great to wait!
http://www.greattowait.com
Northwest Family Services ~ Youth Solutions
An Oregon-based organization that has been proving abstinence education for over 15 years. Check out the great offerings for teens, parents and teachers!
www.youthsolutions.info
Not Me Not Now
A cool site for teens making smart choices about sex.
http://www.notmenotnow.org/welcome.cfm
SHARE Program - Teen Central
An easy to use site all about abstinence!
http://www.share-program.com/teen.htm
STARS Foundation
For information about this great state-wide program that has reached tens of thousands of sixth graders, visit:
www.stars-foundation.org
Stop and Think
Look into this abstinence program that has grown through its successes in Lane County, Oregon!
www.stopthink.net