• May 20, 2003 - The New York times
According to a report released by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 20% of adolescents have sex before age fifteen. Within that demographic, the occurrences of smoking, drinking, and drug use is substantially higher than among virgins. [*To read the full New York Times article, please register a free account here]
• May 02, 2003 - MTV
"What are the different expectations for guys and girls? A survey by seventeen magazine and the Kaiser Family Foundation of more than 500 young people nation-wide shows that more than a third say there is a "double standard" for boys and girls today, when it comes to being sexually active. Even more (four in five) agree that parents have different expectations from their daughters and their sons. How far have we really come?" To read the full-length article, click here.
• April 24, 2003 - The Seattle Times
A new study has found that religious teens may be more likely to avoid risky behaviors.
• April 15, 2003 - The Advocate
Viacom is considering expanding its HIV/AIDS awareness program overseas. Viacom have set up a website at www.knowhivaids.org for this initiative, and are linking popular television shows with the program.
• February 20, 2003 - Child Trends Databank
A new study shows that students in the 10th and 12th grades are less likely to date at all than a decade ago and to date less frequently.
• February 06, 2003 - KaiserNetwork.org
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that although more television shows are including sexual content, such programs are also including more mentions of "safer sex," abstinence and possible consequences of intercourse. Read the actual report here.
• December 06, 2002 - Newsweek
Fewer teenagers are having sex. As parents and politicians debate the merits of abstinence programs, here's what the kids have to say.
• September 27, 2002 - MMWR
The CDC finds that from 1991-2001, the percentage of U.S. high school students who ever had sexual intercourse and the percentage who had multiple sex partners decreased. Prevalence of condom use increased.
• August 13, 2002 - School Board News
A federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the state illegally used federal money to promote religion in abstinence-only sex education programs. It was the first such suit challenging federally funded abstinence-only programs.
• June 27, 2002 - Center for Disease Control
Compared to the early '90s, high-school students are practicing fewer unhealthy behaviors, including sex.
• January 31, 2002 - Department of Health and Human Services
President Bush's budget for 2003 will increase funding for abstinence education programs to $135 million, a $33 million increase over 2002 funding for abstinence-only education.
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