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Abstinence Home

 

 

We focus on helping adolescents make healthy choices about their future and creating a supportive environment for abstinence education across the Commonwealth.


 

 

Good Neighbor Relations May Help Prevent Early Sex Among Teens

Parent-Teen Relationships and Interactions:  Far More Positive Than Not Child Trends Research Brief

Frontline's Talking With Your Teen Questionnaire

NEW: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: With One Voice 2007

New Survey of Adults and Teens Released Teens say that parents most influence their decisions about sex. However, parents of teens underestimate the influence they have in this area. This and other findings are contained in With One Voice 2007, the National Campagin's latest nationally-representative survey of adults and teens.


Full report

 

For Talk 2 Me Toolkits, go to our Publications/Materials page or click to visit the Talk 2 Me website

www.vatalk2me.org

 

Adolescent girls perceiving parental disapproval of sex are less likely to have STIs as young adults, according to UNC School of Medicine.
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A study by the Austin, Texas-based Medical Institute for Sexual Health has found that middle school students who completed an abstinence-based sex-education program were half as likely to become sexually active
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The National Campaign has released a new publication, The Adolescent Brain: A Work in Progress. The authors explore adolescent neurological development, and recommend incorporating their research into discussions on adolescent sexual behavior and pregnancy. Click here to go to National Campaign's website to view full publication.

www.teenpregnancy.org

Key Findings

THE TEEN BRAIN

New information about how the teen brain functions.

 

 

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Adolescent Sexual Health Programs
109 Governor Street 8th FL-East
Richmond, VA  23219

Phone: (804) 864-7700
Fax: (804) 864-7722
1-877-CANWAIT
or 1-877-226-9248

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