Interfaith-Government Partnership Combats Teen Pregnancy (10/19/2010) - Episcopal News Service
Episcopal News Service profiles the Gaston Faith Network and their widespread efforts to merge faith-based and health department initiatives to combat teen pregnancy in Gaston County.
Policy Statement: Sexuality, Contraception and the Media (8/30/2010) - Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics' policy statement provides an overview of research on media messages to teens on sex and contraception. One of the few examples given of the use of positive media for teens is APPCNC's awareness campaign: "Talk to your kids about sex. Everybody else it."
When the Cellphone Teaches Sex Education (5/1/2009) - The New York Times APPCNC's BrdsNBz Text Message Warm Line features in the Sunday New York Times. You may need to register with their website to read this article.
Let's Talk About Sex (Feb/Mar 2010) - Bust Magazine
Author Johanna Gohmann illustrates how preteen girls learn about sex in the age of the Internet in the February/March issue of Bust Magazine.
Letters
Holiday Letter from Delsie Bailey
Delsie is a UNC-Chapel Hill student, Teen Health Now youth Council member, and mom to a 2 year old. She has been very successful at getting her life and school career back on track thanks to the Adolescent Parenting Program, part of North Carolina's state-funded Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives (TPPI).
