To learn about other available publications and materials, contact your local Better Beginnings Coalition or Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative.
All resource materials are available to Virginia residents only.
These materials are made available to community-based organizations, parents and students through the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative. Please contact the outreach coordinator for availability by e-mailing teenpregnancy@vdh.virginia.gov (Please include material request in the subject line of e-mail messages). Or feel free to download and print those items that are available on-line. Requests for health fair kits or for resources for presentations should be placed at least 5 business days before the event.
Talk 2 Me Toolkit (available to Virginia residents only, at no charge)
For Parents! A toolkit for discussing sexuality and relationships with your kids.
Spanish resources: Click here to view
Sexual Behavior, Outcomes, and Risk Factors for Hispanic Teens: Click here to view
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| Parent Brochure | How are other parents tackling these issues? How do they get these tough conversations started? This brochure is based on research with parents about talking with their kids about relationships and dating, and it offers tips on how to get conversations started. |  |
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50 things men need to know about sex and responsibility |
Help young men act responsibly around sex with this pamphlet. The popular "50 Things" format includes facts about birth control, pregnancy, HIV and other STDs (STIs), date rape, communication, fatherhood and more. This pamphlet lists concrete ways guys can make good decisions about sexual involvement. |
Journeyworks |
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50 Things you need to know about birth control |
This pamphlet provides a concise overview of birth control options, including female and male condoms, hormone treatment (including pills), IUD, diaphragm--to help readers decide which method is best for them. It also includes information about emergency contraception and encourages readers to see a health care professional and to talk openly with their partners. |
Journeyworks |
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50 Things you should know before you have sex |
This pamphlet dispels myths and increases knowledge about abstinence, pregnancy, birth control, HIV and other STDs (STIs) with 50 thought-provoking facts. Designed to encourage young people to think before they act, this pamphlet helps young people make good decisions and encourages them to postpone sexual involvement. |
Journeyworks |
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A teen's guide to sex and birth control |
This pamphlet encourages teens who are having sex, or who are thinking about having sex, to get accurate information about birth control and to take steps to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. It offers an excellent overview of birth control for teens and focuses on key issues, such as why to use it, where to get it, how to prevent STDs (STIs) and more. |
Journeyworks |
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A Teen's Guide to STDs |
This easy-to-read pamphlet gives young people an introduction to STDs (STIs). It addresses not only the risk of sexual transmission, but also the risk associated with sharing needles, including tattoo and piercing needles. It encourages teens to stay safe by choosing not to have sex (or using a condom if they do have sex), never sharing needles, talking openly with partners and getting tested. |
Journeyworks |
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Am I ready to be a dad? |
This pamphlet asks young men to think hard about the consequences of having a baby too soon. It emphasizes the responsibilities involved with becoming a father and meeting a child's needs. The series of tough questions encourages teen boys to choose to wait for fatherhood. |
Journeyworks |
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Am I ready to be a mom? |
This teen pregnancy-prevention pamphlet asks teenage girls to think through what's involved in becoming a parent, including the emotional and financial responsibility. It encourages them to think about their future and to wait until they are older to have children. |
Journeyworks |
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Babies Change Your Life |
Babies Change Your Life! Gives teens a taste of what parenthood is like. Compares normal teen activities to the daily activities of parents |
ETR |
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Babies, not me, not yet |
Using the nationally syndicated LUANN comic strip characters, this pamphlet dramatizes the reality of being a teen parent and promotes waiting to have sex. This pamphlet shows that becoming a parent too soon can be a lot of work, leaving little time for fun or being a teenager. It also lists the specific benefits of waiting. |
Journeyworks |
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Before you date an older guy |
Help teen girls make the decision not to date adult men with this empowering pamphlet. It acknowledges the attraction and the risks--and encourages them to say "no" to older guys. The pamphlet discusses the potential for premature or coerced sex, and the consequences thereof. |
Journeyworks |
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Before you date an older guy (Spanish) |
Our Spanish-language adaptation of "Before You Date an Older Guy" helps teen girls make the decision not to date adult men. It acknowledges the attraction and the risks--and encourages them to say "no" to older guys by outlining the risks and pressures involved when a teen dates an older man. It also addresses the potential for premature or coerced sex, and the consequences thereof. |
Journeyworks |
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HIV, STDs and Oral Sex |
This pamphlet offers frank discussion aimed at preventing STDs or STIs, including HIV. It helps young people understand that oral sex carries many of the same risks for sexually transmitted diseases and infections as vaginal and anal intercourse. It encourages safer sex practices and the use of condoms and dental dams. |
Journeyworks |
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I'm not ready to have a baby because… |
We asked teenagers why they wanted to wait to have a baby and developed this pamphlet from their responses. This pamphlet offers 50 compelling, real-life reasons for choosing to postpone parenthood, including the desire to have fun with friends, go to college, and plan for the future. |
Journeyworks |
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Prevent Another Pregnancy |
Reviews the challenges of teen motherhood as a means of motivating teen mothers to wait until they are financially and emotionally prepared before having a second child. Urges them to avoid sexual activity, or to take precautions during sex to prevent a second pregnancy. Describes birth-control methods. 8 pages |
Channing Bete |
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Prevent Another Pregnancy (Spanish) |
Reviews the challenges of teen motherhood as a means of motivating teen mothers to wait until they are financially and emotionally prepared before having a second child. Urges them to avoid sexual activity, or to take precautions during sex to prevent a second pregnancy. Describes birth-control methods. 8 pages |
Channing Bete |
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Ten Good Reasons not to be a teenage parent |
Written and reviewed by people who are or were teen parents, this pamphlet gives positive, age-appropriate reasons for teens to postpone parenthood. Written in a "Top 10" format, this pamphlet encourages teens to wait to have a child until later in life. It is written from the experiences of teen parents |
Journeyworks |
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Profile for Virginia
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Menstruation Facts |
Uses illustrated chart to explain menstrual cycle, Answers common questions about menstruation, Covers feminine hygiene options |
ETR |
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Male Fact |
Explains male reproductive anatomy and physiology, Provides illustrations to show reproductive organs, Covers how hormones work |
ETR |
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Female Facts |
Explains female reproductive anatomy and physiology, Includes illustrations to show internal and external reproductive organs, Covers how hormones work |
ETR |
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Having A Baby - Teens Talk with Teens |
Features a teen parent couple's story as told by their best friends, Shows realities and responsibilities of parenthood, Includes boys' and girls' perspectives |
ETR |
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Your New Body: Girls Mini Text |
A fact sheet, ideal for parents to share with their pre-teens about puberty or to use in conjunction with the Your New Body: Girls Display and Review Questions. |
Health Edco |
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Your New Body: Boys Mini Text |
A fact sheet, ideal for parents to share with their pre-teens about puberty or to use in conjunction with the Your New Body: Boys Display and Review Questions. |
Health Edco |
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Adolescent Sexual Health Programs
109 Governor Street,
8th FL-East
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact Us
Phone: (804) 864-7700
Fax: (804) 864-7722
