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Mississippi Lawmakers Delete Repealer on State Sex Ed Law

Teen Health Mississippi

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 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. We are still waiting for Mississippi to move toward comprehensive sex education. And while we wait, we work.

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Let’s Talk About Sex(ual) Health

Teen Health Mississippi

The pages also include information about the type of sex education provided in the county’s school districts and what their priority for our CHART program is. Click here to learn about updates to Mississippi’s sex ed law and the difference between abstinence-only and abstinence-plus sex ed.

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5 Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in School

SHAPE America

As educators, we must always be reflecting on and working toward supporting all of our students, including marginalized youth who may face additional barriers and challenges in and outside of school. It is, I believe, an essential part of our work as health and physical educators. This is lifelong work. respectively). based on gender.

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Giving Back for Healthy Youth and Whole Communities

Teen Health Mississippi

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

When young people and trusted adults work together to advocate for comprehensive sexual health education, accessible mental health services, and inclusive and youth-friendly healthcare policies, they create brighter futures for all. Also keep an eye out for Sex Ed for All Month in May!THMS YYA also hold immense power.

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Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education

ASHA

Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education. I take these questions as opportunities to provide developmentally appropriate information to help my child learn about sex, reproduction, attraction and relationships. However, not all schools provide comprehensive sex education. I had no idea how it worked.

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