Download or read book Impacts of Abstinence Education Programs written by U.s. Department of Education and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is B&W copy of the government agency publication. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The enactment of Title V, Section 510 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 significantly increased the funding and prominence of abstinence education as an approach to promote sexual abstinence and healthy teen behavior. Since fiscal year 1998, the Title V, Section 510 program has allocated $50 million annually in federal funding for programs that teach abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage as the expected standard for school-age children. Under the matching block grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), states must match this federal funding at 75 percent, resulting in a total of $87.5 million annually for Title V, Section 510 abstinence education programs. All programs receiving Title V, Section 510 abstinence education funding must comply with the .A-H. definition of abstinence education (Table 1). In the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress authorized a scientific evaluation of the Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Program. This report presents final results from a multi-year, experimentally-based impact study conducted as part of this evaluation. It focuses on four selected Title V, Section 510 abstinence education programs: (1) My Choice, My Future! in Powhatan, Virginia; (2) ReCapturing the Vision in Miami, Florida; (3) Families United to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (FUPTP) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and (4) Teens in Control in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Based on follow-up data collected from youth four to six years after study enrollment, the report presents the estimated program impacts on youth behavior, including sexual abstinence, risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and other related outcomes. FOCAL PROGRAMS FOR THIS REPORT The four selected programs offered a range of implementation settings and program strategies, reflecting the array of operational experiences of the Title V, Section 510 programs operating nationwide. The programs served youth living in a mix of urban communities (Miami and Milwaukee) and rural areas (Powhatan, Virginia and Clarksdale, Mississippi). In three of these communities, the youth served were predominantly African- American or Hispanic and from poor, single-parent households. In Powhatan, youth in the programs were mostly white, non-Hispanic youth from working- and middle-class, two- parent households.
Download or read book Impacts of Four Title V Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs Final Report written by Christopher Trenholm and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since fiscal year 1998, the Title V, Section 510 program has allocated $50 million annually in federal funding for programs that teach abstinence form sexual activity outside of marriage as the expected standard for school-age children. A new impact report from Mathematica's congressionally mandated multi-year evaluation of four abstinence education programs finds that the programs had no effect on the sexual abstinence of youth. But it also finds that youth in these programs were no more likely to have unprotected sex, a concern that has been raised by some critics of these programs. The following are appended: (1) Supporting Tables for the Impact Analysis; (2) Outlines of Curricula Used by the Four Programs Included in This Report; (3) Survey Questions Underlying the Outcome Measures Used for the Final Impact Analysis; (4) Estimated Impacts for Selected Subgroups; and (5) Program Impacts on Potential Mediators of Teen Sexual Activity (Measured from the Final Follow-Up Survey). (Contains 18 tables and 15 figures.).
Download or read book Impacts of Four Title V Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why KNOw Abstinence Education Programs written by Kris Franie and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NPIN 25252: This instruction manual, designed for educators, promotes sexual abstinence among sixth graders, seventh graders, eighth graders, and high school students to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unplanned pregnancy. The manual is divided into lesson plans for each grade level and high school. It introduces the following topics: pregnancy, puberty, peer and media pressure; how to set long-range goals, make informed decisions, and what it means to be married; the emotional and physical consequences of premarital sex (e.g., STDs and unplanned pregnancy); and the differences between healthy and abusive relationships, STD symptoms and their physical and social effects, sexual abstinence, the concept of 'second virginity,' and how to say 'no' to sex.
Download or read book Effects of an Abstinence Education Program on Sexual Risk taking Behaviors written by Mary Catherine Gatlin and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Abstinence until marriage Public High School Education on Students sexual Behavior written by Yuliya Vladymyrova and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Domestic Abstinence only Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Philippines Unprotected written by Human Rights Watch (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommendations -- Methods -- Background -- Findings on access to condoms and HIV/AIDS information in the Philippines -- Government response -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements.
Download or read book Abstinence Education written by Isabella E. Rossi and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores teenage sexual activity and non-marital childbearing which have serious consequences for teens, their families, their communities and our society. The two greatest risk factors for teen pregnancy and transmission of STDs are the age at first onset, and the number of partners. By definition, abstinence education programs aim to do just that. Abstinence is the only 100 percent effective method to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Through education, mentoring, counselling and peer support, abstinence education services help teens delay the onset of sexual activity and reduce the number of sexual partners they have. The State Abstinence Education Program and the Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) Program of the Administration for Children and Families, together with the Adolescent and Family Life Program from the Office of Population Affairs, provide useful tools to help parents, schools, communities and States guide our Nation's youth away from these devastating outcomes.
Download or read book Talk about Sex written by Janice M. Irvine and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the political transformations, cultural dynamics, and affective rhetorics that together helped ignite the passionate conflicts over sex education on both the national and local levels in the United States.
Download or read book The Purity Myth written by Jessica Valenti and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is obsessed with virginity - from the media to schools to government agencies. This panic is ensuring that young women's ability to be moral agents is absolutely dependent on their sexuality. Jessica Valenti, executive editor of Feministing.com and author of Full Frontal Feminism and Yes Means Yes, addresses this poignant issue in her latest book, The Purity Myth. Valenti argues that the country's intense focus on chastity is extremely damaging to young women. Through in depth analysis of cultural stereotypes and media messages, Valenti reveals that powerful messages - ranging from abstinence curriculum to ''Girls Gone Wild'' commercials - place a young woman's worth entirely on her sexuality. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, as opposed to values like honesty, kindness, and altruism. Valenti approaches the topic head-on, shedding light on chastity in a historical context, abstinence-only education, pornography, and public punishments for those who dare to have sex, among other critical issues. She also offers solutions that pave the way for a future without a damaging emphasis on virginity, including a call to rethink male sexuality and reframing the idea of ''losing it.'' With Valenti's usual balance of intelligence and wit, The Purity Myth presents a powerful and revolutionary argument that girls and women, even in this day and age, are overly valued for their sexuality, and that this needs to stop.
Download or read book Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heritage Foundation presents the full text of the article entitled "The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth," by Robert Rector that was published in the April 8, 2002 issue of "Backgrounder." Abstinence education programs for youth can reduce early sexual activity and provide the groundwork for marital commitment and personal responsibility. Rector discusses the consequences of early sexual activity, including sexually transmitted diseases, emotional and psychological injury, and out of wedlock pregnancies. Rector details several effective programs.
Download or read book Teenagers in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Emerging Answers written by Douglas Kirby and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes three bodies of research on teenage pregnancy and programs to reduce the risk of teenage pregnancy. Studies included in this report were completed in 1980 or later, conducted in the United States or Canada, targeted adolescents, employed an experimental or quasi-experimental design, had a sample size of at least 100 in the combined treatment and control group, and measured the impact on sexual or contraceptive behavior, pregnancy, or childbearing. Six chapters focus on: (1) "Making the Case for Prevention Efforts: Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior and Its Consequences"; (2) "Looking for Reasons Why: The Antecedents of Adolescent Sexual Behavior"; (3) "Assessing the Evidence: Factors Affecting the Strength of Research Results"; (4) "Emerging Answers: The Behavioral Impact of Programs To Reduce Adolescent Sexual Risk-Taking"; (5) "Looking Forward: Conclusions about the State of Research and the Effectiveness of Programs"; and (6) "Bringing It Home: Applying These Research Results in Communities." (Chapters contain references.) (SM)
Download or read book First Year Impacts of the Heritage Keepers R Life Skills Education Component Final Report written by Melissa A. Clark and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Heritage Keepers[R]" is an abstinence education program developed by Heritage Community Services of South Carolina and is among the 900-plus programs receiving federal funding under the Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Program. The "Heritage Keepers[R]" program provides a systemic approach to abstinence education through three main components: (1) the "Heritage Keepers[R]" Abstinence Education Component; (2) the "Heritage Keepers[R]" Life Skills Education Component; and (3) the "Heritage Keepers[R]" Community Education Component. This report examines the impacts of providing the additional Life Skills Education Component to middle and high school youth in Edgefield, South Carolina. All the youth participating in the Life Skills Education Component have also participated in the other components of the "Heritage Keepers[R]" Program, most notably the core Abstinence Education Component. This report thus examines the impact that the Life Skills Education Component has on students, over and above any impact of the other components of the "Heritage Keepers[R]" Program. It presents first-year impacts on the health, family life, and sex education services youth receive and on intermediate outcomes thought to be related to teen sexual activity and other risk-taking behavior. The results of this study indicate that the Life Skills Education Component had a positive impact on the perceived helpfulness of program services but no impact on reported participation in health, family life, and sex education classes. The following are appended: (1) Outline of "Heritage Keepers[R]" Abstinence Education[C] Curriculum; (2) Outline of "Heritage Keepers[R]" Life Skills Education[C] Curriculum; and (3) Supporting Tables for the First-Year Impact Analysis of the "Heritage Keepers[R]" Life Skills Education Component. (Contains 8 tables and 4 figures.).
Download or read book The Sexualization of Childhood written by Sharna Olfman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a generation or two ago, childhood in the United States was understood to be a unique and vulnerable stage of development; a time for play and protection from adult preoccupations and responsibilities. In recent decades however, we appear to have jettisoned these norms, and the lines that separate the lifestyles of even very young children from adults are blurring. As widely known experts on the team that created this book explain, children begin formal education now in preschool, dress like adults, listen to the same music, play the same video games, explore the same Internet sites, and watch explicit depictions of sex and violence on TV and in movies. What is the impact of immersing children in a sexualized world? The Sexualization of Childhood first explains the nature of healthy sexual development. It then describes the ways in which children are being sexualized, and the physical and psychological consequences. It then looks at the lower and lower age at which girls are experiencing puberty, that reduction being fueled by the pseudoestrogens in so many of our foods and products, as well as obesity. Finally, it examines what we can do legally, politically, and as caregivers to protect children from developmentally inappropriate sexual experiences.
Download or read book National Job Corps Study written by Peter Z. Schochet and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
