Links and Resources
Websites On Teen Health
Advocates for Youth
Strives to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about reproductive and sexual health
TeenHealth
Answers, advice, and straight talk for kids about sex and other aspects of health
TeenWire
Planned Parenthood’s website especially for teens.
Books on Sexuality
An encyclopedia of teen sexuality.
A book for girls by the women at gurl.com
An illustrated book about puberty and reproductive health, for kids.
A manual of masturbation.
The basics about sex, birth control, and STDs
A handbook for teens covering all the basics.
A tell-it-like-it-is book for teens about sex.
Discusses relationships as well as sex.
A book for guys written by a woman and two teenage boys.
Puberty
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Social Health Association
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Questioning
National Youth Advocacy Commission
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
A question-and-answer book about gay and lesbian people.
Transgender, Transsexual & Intersex
Intersex Society of North America
National Youth Advocacy Commission
Queer Bodies (for intersex youth)
The Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Transgender Network
Birth Control & Pregnancy
American Civil Liberties Union
For information on privacy and your rights.
Parental Notification Laws
To find out parental notification laws for abortion in your state.
Planned Parenthood
To make an appointment at your local Planned Parenthood: 1-800-230-PLAN
Safe Haven Laws
A state-by-state guide to laws on how to safely leave a baby
To get Emergency Contraception
1-888-NOT-2-LATE
Sexually Transmitted Disease
The Gay Men’s Health Crisis
For counseling and information on HIV/AIDS (open to everyone), call 1-800-AIDS-NYC
Rape and Sexual Abuse
Age of Consent Laws
For laws on age of consent in each state.
Rape Abuse and Incest National Network
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
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