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UK: Fury erupts over government review of sex education

The government today rejected calls for national guidelines on PSHE lessons, sparking a furious reaction from campaigners.

Published
17 hours ago
From
Children & Young People Now
Young people
UK: Government criticised for failing to mention LGBT youngsters in sex education report

The National AIDS Trust (NAT) says the government’s sex education review “makes no mention of sex education which addresses the needs of LGBT young people.” Published on Thursday, the Department of Education’s review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PHSE) Education in England recommends it continues as a non-statutory subject.

Published
17 hours ago
From
Pink News
Young people
COLORADO: Abstinence Added to Sex-ed Legislation by State Senators: House Needs To Reconsider the Bill

The Colorado Senate sent House Bill 13-1081, a bill designed to update standards for sex education in Colorado schools, back to the state House of Representatives for additional consideration, after adding requirements that sex education programs emphasize abstinence.

Published
23 hours ago
From
CDC National Prevention Information Network
PrEP
US gay youth PrEP study meets recruitment and adherence problems

A small six-month pilot study of the feasibility and acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in young gay men aged 18 to 22 in the US found that

Published
02 March 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Young people
UK: Sex education is in crisis

Sex education in our schools is shockingly inadequate, hit hard by cuts even though its benefits are proven

Published
04 February 2013
From
The Guardian
HIV prevention policy
Condoms, HIV tests for KZN schools

High schools in KwaZulu-Natal must immediately begin discussing how to provide pupils with access to condoms and how to facilitate voluntary HIV/Aids testing.

Published
31 January 2013
From
Independent Online
Young people
Does sex education exclude young gay people?

How can teachers deliver inclusive sex and relationships education addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pupils' needs?

Published
11 January 2013
From
The Guardian
Safer sex
Young people know less about HIV and are less trustful of condoms, French survey finds

The first survey for six years of attitudes to HIV and sexual risk behaviour among the general public in France has found that young people are less

Published
10 January 2013
By
Gus Cairns
HIV prevention policy
Two steps forward, three steps back – the current state of sex and relationships education in England

Simon Blake argues that the early years of the New Labour government showed great promise for those who campaign for high quality sex and relationships education in schools. However an overly hesitant approach ultimately stalled the process and the current situation is rapidly regressing, with young people in the UK set to suffer the consequences.

Published
08 January 2013
From
LSE British Politics and Policy blog
Young people
Improved communication could reduce STD epidemic among black teenagers

Black urban teenagers from low-income families face a rate of sexually transmitted disease up to 10 times higher than their white counterparts, but recent studies have identified approaches to prevention programs that might reduce this problem.

Published
14 December 2012
From
Science Daily
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