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Mississippi Lawmakers Delete Repealer on State Sex Ed Law

Teen Health Mississippi

AUGUST 18, 2023

During the 2023 legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers passed a bill that takes the expiration date off the state’s current sex ed law. The law, originally passed as House Bill 999 in 2011 , says that public school districts in Mississippi are required to implement sex education. Abstinence-Only v.

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While We Wait for Better Sex Ed, We Work

Teen Health Mississippi

MAY 15, 2023

May is Sex Ed for All Month. In Mississippi, however, not all youth are provided with the sex education they need and deserve. Mississippi needs more comprehensive sex education. Each year, THMS works with 10 young people who advocate for comprehensive sex education in the state.

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Let’s Talk About Sex(ual) Health

Teen Health Mississippi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

CHART (Creating Healthy and Responsible Teens) / K-5 Human Growth and Development Initiative : Part of THMS’ sex ed arm, CHART and K-5 work with partnering schools to provide abstinence-plus, age-appropriate sex education to students in grades K-12. SRH-Related Youth Programs Project Mind Elevation. :

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Giving Back for Healthy Youth and Whole Communities

Teen Health Mississippi

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Mississippi has had a year with tough moments, including the state legislature passing a law to take out the expiration date on the current sex ed law to the tornadoes in Rolling Fork and Silver City that affected communities we serve in the Delta.

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National Public Health Week: Empowering Youth for a Healthy Future

Teen Health Mississippi

APRIL 2, 2024

Also keep an eye out for Sex Ed for All Month in May!THMS Learn about THMS’ youth movements , including the Mississippi Youth Council (MYCouncil) and Mobilizing Youth Summit (MYSummit). Sign up for our newsletter for information about the 2024 MYSummit. THMS is here to support you!

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Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education

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MAY 21, 2021

For Sex Ed For All Month this May, I had a discussion with Human Rights Campaign Youth Ambassador Ash Silcott about their experience with sex education as a non-binary student to better understand challenges LGBTQ students face, and how sex ed can be improved to educate and help all young people.

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5 Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in School

SHAPE America

JUNE 20, 2023

It may also mean that you need to critically examine your curriculum and resources to determine the extent to which it is supportive of LGBTQ+ youth.

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Helpful Resources for Teaching Sex Education

Teen Health Mississippi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Teen Health Mississippi signed SIECUS’ Sex Ed for All Month: Call to Action to put our organization and work behind a statement of youth power, information and rights, and a call for change. Webinars.

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Supporting and Equipping Youth and Their Communities for National Adolescent Health Month

Teen Health Mississippi

MAY 15, 2023

In addition to May being Sex Ed for All Month , it is also National Adolescent Health Month. This year, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Population Affairs (OPA) has outlined four themes: Expand sexual and reproductive health information and services. Promote self-care to support mental health.

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3 Things Schools Can Do to REALLY Improve Student Health

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Research even shows that sex ed in high school can be a powerful rape reduction tool. The CDC details some of the characteristics of a quality sexual health education program : Sexual health education includes planned, progressive learning objectives and outcomes across grade levels (K–12).

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THMS Celebrates Community Health Center Week 2022

Teen Health Mississippi

AUGUST 9, 2022

THMS has even worked with a CHC system to help them choose a reputable sex-ed curriculum that worked best for their community-based afterschool program. Our LinkedUp project works with school-based health center sites of CHCs to ensure young people are aware of their healthcare options beyond high school.

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4 Sex Education Stats That Show We Can Do Better For Teens

Teen Health Mississippi

JULY 15, 2021

Looking at the content requirements for sex education, the Guttmacher Institute reports troubling sex ed statistics when it comes to requiring medically accurate, culturally appropriate, and inclusive information—including life skills for healthy teen relationships. Spread the word about the state of sex education in the U.S.

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‘Youth Are the Future’: A Conversation With a Project ME. Influencer

Teen Health Mississippi

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sex ed* is not a required class in Mississippi, so there’s a lot of misinformation or lack of information, and I think that Teen Health Mississippi is really starting to close that (education) gap. We had one class in the eighth grade, and the reason that everybody signed up for it was because we didn’t have to be in class.

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Live Well: Reproductive and Sexual Health

Human Kinetics

MARCH 27, 2023

Schools can pick and choose which lessons they want to use for their health ed or sex ed curricula and at which grade level. The web text includes 15-self-contained lessons and accompanying ancillaries that cover a range of reproductive and sexual health topics, with varying levels of complexity.

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Top 5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom For PE

PLT4M

JUNE 16, 2022

From health to games, anatomy to fitness, sex ed to weight training, P.E. Furthermore, using video allows teachers to offer lessons and education in areas where they may not be an expert. Physical education may well be responsible for the broadest set of curricula in the school. teachers are expected to know a bit of everything!

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2024 Update: All About the FDA-Approved Birth Control Pill

Teen Health Mississippi

APRIL 19, 2024

Opill is now available at stores across the country and doesn’t require a doctor’s prescription! Ever since the birth control pill first came onto the market in the 1970s, women and girls have had to get a prescription from their doctor. For those in under-resourced and underfunded communities, this can present a challenge.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2023

Teen Health Mississippi

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Did you know that Mississippi youth experience higher rates of intimate partner violence, both sexual and physical, than youth in some other states? For Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, we’re raising awareness for intimate partner violence, especially among young people. Domestic Violence v.

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