TeenSource and the Hookup Connect Teens to Health Information
Get weekly sexual health info and life advice sent straight to your phone! Find the nearest clinic to you for low to no cost sexual health services, just enter your zip code.
CFHC, the CA STD Control Branch and ISIS launched an awesome new text messaging service called "The Hookup." Just text "hookup" to 365247 and sign up! You can learn more by watching the news clip that featured the Hookup and TeenSource on ABC7 News.
Need Information About Sexual Health? Text Hookup!
Youth can get weekly sexual health info and life advice sent straight to their phones! They can also find the nearest clinic for low or no cost sexual health services. Text HOOKUP to 365247 and sign up today. Standard rates apply, it’s just like texting friends.
Take Action for Change!
Advocates for Youth want you to Take Action for Change! Check out what you can do to make a difference and support sexual health education and services.
Teensource.org: Helping Youth Make Healthy Choices
If you work with young adults, make sure to let them know about Teensource.org, CFHC’s sexual health website for youth ages 13-24. It provides useful information on healthy and responsible sexual choices. Youth can find medically accurate information on sexual and reproductive health, relationships and other issues that impact them, all in an entertaining and interactive format. [Continue]
Advocates for Youth Website has a New Section for Parents!
The Advocates for Youth website now has a special section just for parents. Research shows that positive communication between parents and their children can help young people establish individual values and make healthy decisions.
Suicide attempts among Latina teens -- A Webinar
Don't miss this free webinar on May 21, 2009 and find out more about the high rate of suicide attempts by adolescent Latinas in the United States. Register today.
New Sexual Health Text Messaging Service
The California Family Health Council, the California Department of Public Health STD Control Branch, and Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc., (ISIS), have partnered in the launch of Hookup, a statewide text messaging service for youth. By sending the word “hookup” as a text message to 365247, youth can get hooked up with weekly sexual health tips. [Continue]
Teen Source has a New Look!
Don’t miss the new look of teensource.org. Check out the new blogs, the Hookup text messaging service, and all the new information.
Key Elements of Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Comprehensive sexuality education is an effective and important way to increase knowledge about sexuality and help people make informed decisions about sexual behaviors. Effective sexuality education is about a whole host of important life lessons for people throughout the lifespan, as well as for youth K-12. [Continue]
May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Hundreds of thousands of teens nationwide are expected to participate in the eighth annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on May 6, 2009. Too many teens still think “It can’t happen to me.” The National Day helps teens understand that it can happen to them and that they need to think seriously about what they would do in the moment. Be sure to promote the National Day in your community.
Take time this month to promote parent-child communication in the community you serve. Youth who feel they can talk with their parents are less likely to get pregnant or get someone else pregnant. As a health care provider, educator, or other professional serving families, you can help both kids and parents communicate better with each other about sex.
