Advocates For Youth
About Us
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.
Contact Information
Suite 750
2000 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202-419-3420
You can contact Advocates for Youth by email at information@advocatesforyouth.org
Articles by Advocates For Youth
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Ten Tips for Talking With Sexually Active Teens About Contraception
Some tips to help parents talk with young people about contraception and protection from STIs, and to build healthy...
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Growth and Development, Ages 13-17
Here is an overview of physical, cognitive, emotional and sexual development of teens ages 13-17, and what parents can...
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Growth and Development, Ages 6-8
Here is an overview of the physical, cognitive, emotional and sexual development of children aged 6-8, and what parents...
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How Well Do You Know Your Parents? (for Teens)
We may live with our parents, spend hours a day with them, and talk with them a lot. Still, there's much we don't know...
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Are Parents and Teens Talking About Sex?
In April 2002, Seventeen Magazine and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a nationally representative survey...
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There's No Place Like Home for Sex Education: 4th Grade
With the impending onset of puberty, parents must communicate openly about sexuality with 4th-graders, to reassure them...
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There's No Place Like Home for Sex Education: 5th Grade
You'd be amazed at how much 5th graders have heard about sex, and how little they really know. The best way to ensure...
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There's No Place Like Home for Sex Education: 6th Grade
As 6th graders go, sex is gross, embarrassing, stupid, funny, or all of the above. It's now especially important that...
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