Resources
In this section:
- Connecticut governmental agencies
- Federal agencies
- Teacher resources
- Parent/family resources
- Advocacy
- Research data
- General resources
This resource list reflects only a sample of existing resources that are available to support the implementation of sexual health education programs. Each local school district is expected to select medically accurate and developmentally appropriate resources that reflect the needs of their local communities.
Connecticut governmental agencies
Department of Education (CSDE)
Connecticut State Department of Education
Connecticut School Health Survey
Department of Public Health (DPH)
AIDS and Chronic Diseases Section
Community Distribution Center funded by DPH. Free informational pamphlets and materials.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Section
Viral Hepatitis Section
http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BCH/infectiousdise/Hepatitis/hepatitis_home_page.htm
http://www.dph.state.ct.us/Publications/hposter.pdf
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Safe Harbors Resource for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Questioning Youth
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)
Department of Social Services (DSS)
Fatherhood Initiative of Connecticut
University of Connecticut Health Center
Connecticut Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Federal agencies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)
DHAP Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBIs)
DHAP Replicating Effective Programs Plus
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) Promoting Science-Based Approaches to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Division of Viral Hepatitis Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/index. htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/ resource/dz_burden02.htm
National Center for HIV/STD and TB Prevention
National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Trends in Youth Sexual Behavior
National Institute of Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Office on Women’s Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
Teacher resources
Lesson Plans
Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS). SexEd Library.
SIECUS. Filling the Gaps: Hard to Teach Topics in Sexuality Education, by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.
The Center for Family Life Education. Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, Inc.
Resources for Sex Education
Sex Ed 101: A Collection of Sex Education Lesson Plans, by Bill Taverner
Positive Images: Teaching Abstinence, Contraception and Sexual Health, Third Edition, by Peggy Brick and Bill Taverner
Making Sense of Abstinence: Lessons for Comprehensive Sex Education, by Bill Taverner and Sue Montfort
New Methods of Puberty Education, by Carolyn Cooperman and Chuck Rhoades
Healthy Foundations – Teacher’s book: Responding to young children’s questions and behaviors regarding sexuality, by Sue Montfort, Peggy Brick and N. Blume.
The Family Life and Sexual Health Education (F.L.A.S.H.) Program
Special Populations
Oak Hill Center for Relationship & Sexuality Education, Serving youth and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Positive Choices Curricula .
The Family Life and Sexual Health Education (F.L.A.S.H.) Program
Other Teacher Resources
Advocates for Youth Web site for LGBQ Youth
American Psychological Association: Healthy Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students Project
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
Interactive Educational Theater
Kaiser Family Foundation and MTV
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (RCAPP)
Teaching About Sexuality and HIV, (1996). Hedgepeth,
E. and Helmich, J. New York University Press, New York. ISBN # 0-814-3515-0. Provides principles and methods for teaching
about sexuality and HIV.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
True Colors Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services
Parent/family resources
Advocates for Youth. Parent’s Sex Ed Resource Center
Families are Talking - A SIECUS Newsletter Series for Parents and Caregivers available in English and Spanish
Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities. An Instructional Manual for Parents or Caregivers of and Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Sexuality Across the Lifespan.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
Talking with Kids about Sex and Relationships
Advocacy
Advocates for Youth, Advocacy Toolkit.
American School Health Association (ASHA). Introductory Guide to Advocacy: Working to Improve Advocacy for School Health Education and Services .
American School Health Association (ASHA).
Promoting Healthy Youth, Schools, and Communities, A Guide to Community-School Health Councils
(2003). Published by American Cancer Society, Iowa Department of Public Health, American School Health Association,
American Academy of Pediatrics, and National Center for Health Education.
American School Health Association (ASHA).
Strategies for Change: A Field Guide to Social Marketing for School Health Professionals
.
Research data
Connecticut School Health Survey
National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Trends in Youth Sexual Behavior
General resources
Advocates For Youth. Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs that Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexuality Transmitted Infections .
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association.
Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation & Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators & School Personnel
.
California Healthy Kids Resource Center
Casparian, E.M., & Goldfarb, E.S. (2000 ). Our whole lives: Sexuality education for grades 4-6. Boston, MA: Unitarian Universalist Association.
Chrisman, K., & Couchenour, D. (2002). Healthy sexuality development: A guide for early childhood educators and families. Washington, DC. National Association for the Education of Young Children. National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Council of Chief State School Officers School Health Project
Healthy Teen Network & ETR Associates. Tool to Assess the Characteristics of Effective Sex and STD/HIV Education Programs (TAC) .
Hepatitis Foundation International
Mayle, P. (1977, 1995). Where did I come from? Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group. (Two editions: African American, Caucasian.)
Mayle, P. (1977, 2000). What’s happening to me ? Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV, & Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sexuality Education Within Comprehensive School Health Education, 2nd Edition
. American School Health Organization, 2003. Kent, Ohio.
Search Institute 40 Developmental Assets
SIECUS. Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education, 3rd edition .
Sprung, B. (1999). Our whole lives: Sexuality education for grades K-1. Boston, MA: Unitarian Universalist Association.
Teach & Talk: When Sex is the Subject , by Pamela Wilson, Marcia Quackenbush, and Bill Kane, 2001, published by ETR Associates.
The Kaiser Family Foundation
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Making the List