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The Sound of Your Voice

This video gives parents information they need to talk with their college-bound young adults about the consequences of underage drinking.

Promoting Science-Based Approaches to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Using Getting to Outcomes

This manual is a comprehensive guide to help teen pregnancy prevention program managers employ science-based approaches as they (1) plan and set goals for prevention programs, (2) develop and conduct process and outcome evaluations of programs, and (3) learn ways to improve and sustain programs that are reaching outcomes.

Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing of Teenagers Aged 15-19 in the United States

This data brief provides information on the percentages of teenagers aged 15-19 who had sexual activity, contraceptive use and methods, and probability of childbearing.

The Sexual Health of Youth in the United States: An Audience Profile

This audience profile provides a broad overview of the sexual health of youth in the United States, including a brief demographic profile, trends in relationships and communication, and a summary of sexual health knowledge and behaviors, physical health, and use of sexual health care services.

Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Teens

Fact sheet on substance use and sexual risk behaviors among teens in the US.

HIV Testing: Test Today. Don't Delay.

Public service announcement promoting HIV testing and prevention.

Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Contact Tracing

This document provides information on Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) contact tracing. It explains the process of how sexual partner(s) of individuals diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease including HIV/AIDS are notified and screened for testing and treatment.

Sexual Health Services

This is an abstract outlinging strategies that state education agencies, local education agencies, and schools could use to increase students' access to sexual health services.

Discussion Guide: The Bravest Boy I know

The book The Bravest Boy I Know can be used to help people understand HIV among children and especially to understand that children bounce back and do well when on treatment. HIV-positive children can go to school, play and live like any other children. They, and their families, need care and support, not stigma and discrimination.

Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9–12 — United States and Selected Sites, 2015

This report provides the first national estimates of the percentage of high school students who are gay, lesbian, and bisexual or are not sure of their sexual identity and the percentage of high school students who have had sexual contact with only the same sex or with both sexes. In addition, this report summarizes results for 118 health-related behaviors plus obesity, overweight, and asthma from the 2015 national YRBS by sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts.