Web Resources
for Sexuality Education Teachers
SexEdLibrary is THE best site for access to lesson plans that cover virtually every topic related to sexuality, background information on topics vital to all sexuality educators, and notices of training opportunities for educators and health professionals.
Advocates for Youth is a national advocacy organization that provides information on adolescent reproductive and sexual health, and resources for professionals. Explore their Sex Ed Center for lesson plans, curricula, national standards, and state legislation.
Answer is a national organization dedicated to providing and promoting comprehensive sexuality education to young people and the adults who teach them. They have great lesson plans, videos, and online training.
ETR Associates is a leading publisher of patient education, health promotion and health education pamphlets and curricula with particular expertise in evidence-based/science-based programs.
Healthy Teen Network is a national organization focused on adolescent health and well-being with an emphasis on teen pregnancy prevention, teen pregnancy, and teen parenting. Their Evidence-Based Resource Center provides all the information you need to implement evidence-based or innovative programs to reduce teen pregnancy.
HIV Prevention Education Program-Maine Dept. of Education offers HIV prevention teacher trainings for Maine middle and high school health educators throughout the school year.
Planned Parenthood delivers reproductive health care, sex education, and information to women, men, and young people worldwide. Their “Tools for Educators” has program evaluation tools, curricula and books.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) is a national organization that advocates for the right of all people to have accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services. They sponsor SexEdLibrary.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy is a great resource for data and the latest research on teens and sexual health.
They produce material for a variety of audiences - fact sheets, policy briefs, pamphlets and more.
Links
Abortion
www.pregnancyoptions.info
National Abortion Federation
www.earlyoptionpill.com
Adoption
Maine Adoption Placement Services
Maine Department of Human Services-Guide to Adoption
Maine Department of Human Services-How To Adopt
Advocacy
Maine Legislature Home Page
Maine Legislature - House of Representatives Home Page
Maine Legislature - Representative E-mail Addresses
Maine Legislature - Senate Home Page
Maine Legislature - Senator E-mail Addresses
Maine Delegation in Washington D.C. E-mail Addresses
Contraception
Managing Contraception
Emergency Contraception
Consortium for Emergency Contraception
Not-2-Late.com - Emergency Contraception
Maine Law Relevant to Reproductive Rights
Family Planning Services
Minors and Family Planning Services
Minors and Confidential Health Care
Abortion Care Services
Adult Involvement Law for Minors Seeking an Abortion
Medicaid Coverage for Abortion Care Services (MaineCare Benefits Manual--90.05-2(a) Special Covered When Special Criteria are Met) This is a Word document.
Comprehensive Family Life Education (Definition1-A. Comprehensive family life education)
Comprehensive Family Life Education Services
Insurance Coverage for Contraceptives
Maine Organizations
Kids Legal Aid of Maine
Maine Health Access Foundation
Maine HIV Prevention Community Planning Group
Maine Department of Education's HIV Prevention Program
Reproductive Health & Choice
Family Planning Councils of America, Inc.
League of Women Voters
Maine Women's Lobby
Maine Women's Policy Center
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League--NARAL
National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association--NFPHRA
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Reproductive Health Technologies Project
Teens
Coalition for Positive Sexuality
Hardy Girls Healthy Women
It's Your (Sex) Life
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Sex, Etc. A Website by Teens for Teens
The Student Center: teensexuality.org
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monitors six categories of health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults, including sexual behavior. Go to the YRBS website and read the results.
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