The Source: Volume 5, Issue 1, October/November 2001

The Source: Volume 5, Issue 1, October/November 2001

SIECUS News

October is National Family Sexuality Education Month (NFSEM)
Since 1975, a national coalition of more than 50 organizations has promoted family communication about sexuality by participating in NFSEM. This observance is designed to encourage parents and caregivers to talk with their children about sexuality. Information for parents and caregivers is available at http://www.familiesaretalking.org (en español, http://www.lafamiliahabla.org).

New Reports

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth: Pressing Needs and Promising Practices Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues
This report for grantmakers addresses issues specifically related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. It includes current data on youth experiences as well as sample grants and funding opportunities for grantmakers.
2000; Free on the Internet; Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues; 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003; Phone: 212/475-2930; Web site: http://www.lgbtfunders.org/youth1.htm.

Sexually Transmitted Disease: A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Seventeen Magazine
This is the fourth national survey of teenagers ages 12 to17. It is part of SexSmarts, an ongoing public information partnership of Seventeen magazine and the Kaiser Family Foundation. It addresses teens’concerns about sexual health; STD myths; STD testing barriers; where teens get their information; and topics about which teens want more information.
2001; Free on the Internet; The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025; Phone: 800/656-4533; Web site: http://www.kff.org.

New Curricula

EveryBody: Preventing HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Young Teens
Revised Edition: Deborah Schoberlein
This is an abstinence-based program that promotes risk elimination as the safest way to prevent HIV/STD infections. It also endorses risk reduction as an important component of HIV/STD-prevention strategies. Developmentally appropriate and research-based, it engages youth in grades five through nine in active learning. This revised edition contains six chapters with up-to-date information on HIV, STDs, and other related topics. It also contains 24 sequential student-centered activities with guiding questions, step-by-step directions, assessment measures, and lesson extensions.
2001; $39; RAD Educational Programs, P.O. Box 1433, Carbondale, CO 81623; Phone: 970/963-1727; Fax: 970/963-2037; Web site: http://www.preventaids.net

New Books

Beyond The Big Talk: Every Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Teens—From Middle School to High School and Beyond
Debra W. Haffner, M.P.H.
This book helps parents and caregivers address sexuality issues with their children. It provides specific information for each age group: middle school (grades seven and eight), early high school (grades nine and 10), late high school (grades 11 and 12) and beyond (ages 19 and up). Each section includes “values exercises” to help parents determine their own beliefs on certain topics as well as discussions and tips to help parents and caregivers communicate those beliefs to their teenager; “Special Issues” discussions including eating disorders, date rape, and sexual violence; and advice on finding “teachable moments” in daily life to discuss important topics with teens.
2001; $24.95; ISBN 1-55704-472-4; Newmarket Press, 18 E. 48th Street, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10017; Phone: 212/832-3575 or 800/669-3903; Web site: http://www.newmarketpress.com.

Sex & Sensibility: The Thinking Parent's Guide to Talking Sense about Sex
Deborah Roffman
This book for parents is intended to inspire honest communication about sexuality between parents and their children. Chapters include “Age Appropriateness: Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right?” “Values: Becoming Your Child’s Cultural Interpreter,” “Sexuality: More Who We Are Than What We Do,” “Sexual Health: Five Universal Needs Along the Way,” “Limit Setting: Keeping Our Children Safe and Healthy,” and “Sexual Orientation: Why and How It’s Everyone’s Business.”
2001; $26; ISBN 0-7382-0293-2; Perseus Books Group, Customer Service Department, 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, CO 80301; Phone: 800/386-5656; Web site: http://www.perseuspublishing.com.

New Conferences

Contraceptive Technology: Quest for Excellence is scheduled for November 2-3 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA. This conference will provide clinicians and other healthcare professionals with current research and new developments in contraceptive technology and female health issues including STDs, breast disease, and menopause. Sessions include: “Emergency Contraception in the New Millennium,” “An Update on Early Abortion Technology,” “Exploring Sexuality Issues with Your Patients: Communication Strategies,” “Common Challenges in Adolescent Gynecology: Delayed Puberty, Menstrual Disorders, and Others,” and “Sexual Risk Reduction: Strategies that Work.” Registration fees are available at http://www.cforums.com
More Information:
Contemporary Forums
11900 Silvergate Drive
Dublin, CA 94568-2257
Phone: 925/828-7100, Ext. 0
Fax: 800/329-9923
Email: info@cforums.com
Web site: http://www.cforums.com

The National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention, Annual Conference, “Youth with Promise: From Policy to Services to Outcomes” is scheduled for November 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. This conference will focus on such areas as: “Sexually Healthy Young Adults: How Do We Achieve That Goal?,” “Opening the Doors for Teen Parents: Increasing Their Potential for Success,” “Engaging Parents and Families with Youth Around Issues of Sexuality: Investments and Rewards,” “Exploring and Reducing the Impact of Violence on the Reproductive Decisions of Teens,” and “Inspiring Responsibility in Young Men Through the Cycle of Reproductive Decision Making.” Registration fees are available at http://www.noappp.org.
More Information:
Cynthia Stannard
2401 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 350
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 888/766-2777
Fax: 202/293-8805
Email: noappp@noappp.org
Web site: http://www.noappp.org

Trainings

Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, Inc.
For a list of upcoming trainings call 973/539-9580, ext. 120.

Harm Reduction Training Institute
For a list of upcoming trainings go to http://www.harmreduction.org