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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. If you’d like to see Mississippi adopt a comprehensive sex education policy, please reach out to your legislators to let them know.

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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. LGBTQ+ Youth Need Teachers’ Support The most recent data from GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey illustrates why this work is so critical.

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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. THMS Programs LinkedUp : Finding healthcare after leaving high school can be a daunting task, but Teen Health Mississippi is here to help.

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3 Things Schools Can Do to REALLY Improve Student Health

SHAPE America

If you were to travel across the United States asking schools how they approach health education, you’d get a VERY wide range of responses. Some schools avoid the topic altogether. Some schools even host teen clinics right on campus. Let’s take a closer look at how each of these three strategies works in schools.

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Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education

ASHA

Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education. Post submitted by Jeanie Alter (she/her/hers), Executive Director, American School Health Association, and HRC Foundation’s Youth Well-Being Team. As a parent to an elementary school child, curious questions about anatomy and reproduction inevitably arise.

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

Teen Health Mississippi

In addition to May being Sex Ed for All Month , it is also National Adolescent Health Month. Our LinkedUp program works with school-based health centers in Mississippi to help young people learn about their healthcare options as they transition from high school to college, the workforce, the military, or wherever their plans take them.

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