How To Talk To Teens About Hiv

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ANY HIV POSITIVES TEENS TO TALK TO?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

HI, I'M 17 & WAS JUST DIAGNOSED POSITIVE. ANY OTHERS OUT THERE?

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"Moms Take Teen Sex Talk to YouTube!" (PSA Video)

Posted by bartleby, 1 Reply

Sex Ed's Martha Kempner Consults on the Value of Sites like Teen Talk, Seriously Sexuality and Planned Parenthood

June 1, 2010, San Francisco, CA Several Bay Area moms, led by June Bug Films founder Kari Nevil, have teamed up to create the first in... Read more »

Wanted: Teens with HIV

Posted by Anonymous

I am a current Columbia College Chicago student who is shooting a public service announcement about this very subject. I am looking for HIV positive teens and young adults (12-26) who are willing to go on camera and talk about their story. I hope to... Read more »

Looking for teens with HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello, I'm looking for teens with HIV/AIDS. There is an event called SCHOOLFEST 2001 that will take place this year. I would like you to speak at this event. I need someone that has a story to tell. Someone that wants to fight against the spread of... Read more »

I'm a female teen whos HIV positive

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

Hello,
I'm new here. I'm 13years old and I'm HIV positive. I don't know alot of teens who have AIDS/HIV and I'm starting to want to have more contact with teens like me. It gets boring talking to my dad about all my teenage issues that always end up... Read more »

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14 male teen may have hiv

Im 14 male and im really worried and so scared that i have hiv/aids because im gay and ive been in alot of sexual intercorses i live in the U.S, im scared if i test positive i will die over time, will i die or can i be cured? i need to know i dont...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

The thing you need to do immediately is call the Gay Mens' Health Crisis AIDS Hotline: 1-800-AIDS-NYC (1-800-243-7692)In New York City: 212-807-6655; TTY: 212-645-7470 (for the hearing impaired)Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00... Read more »

Gay teens vs. Straight teens: Whose more at risk for HIV?

WHAT ARE THE STATS ON GAY TEENAGERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 CONTRACTING HIV? ARE THEY AT THE SAME RISK FOR HIV AS HETEROSEXUAL YOUNG MEN? IS THIS DETERMINED BY RACE, UPBRINGING OR SOCIAL FACTORS DO YOU THINK?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. In regard to teens (Gay and Straight) getting HIV:Because HIV infection (without being diagnosed with AIDS) is not a reportable condition in many places (as of October 1998), we do not currently have a lot of data to... Read more »

behavior problems with teens who have aids

I WAS WONDERING IF ANY ONE HAS EVER DONE A SUTDY ON THE AFFECT THE AIDS HAS ON TEENS AND THEIR BEHAVIOR, OUTBURSTS,THAT COME FROM KNOW WHERE? I KNOW SOME OF THESE OUT BURSTS ARE TYPICAL TEEN STUFF, BUT LATLEY MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN ACTING OUT ALOT, I...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

I am not an expert on adolescents with AIDS, but have a colleague, Dr. Joyce Hunter who is. Dr. Hunter is on faculty at New York State Psychiatric Institute in Manhattan. Her e mail is JHuntLGHLT@AOL.com. In addition to Dr. Hunter, another... Read more »

Teen with Symptoms without being Sexually Active?

Thank you so much for taking the time to help us. You all really change lives. So I'm a sixteen year old male and have not been sexually exposed/active what-so-ever,but lately I've been experiencing many HIV-related symptoms. And I started...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Correction: HIV CAN NOT be transmitted sharing tooth brushes, french kissing (unless we are talking major rotting periodontal disease among both parties) or toilets. Open cuts also are not going to do it unless lots of blood shared in some sort of... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

He Walks the World, Talks AIDS With Teens

Fitchburg native John Chittick, 60, has been talking with teens on the street about HIV/AIDS for more than a decade, a mission he has taken international in his travels to 80 countries. For his efforts, the founder of nonprofit TeenAIDS-PeerCorps... Read more »

Canada: Teens Need a Chance to Talk About AIDS, Activists Say

Emily Cordeaux, a 17-year-old Toronto resident, said some teens still thinks HIV/AIDS is an issue only for gay men, and that others are lulled into a false sense of security by thinking there will be a cure within their lifetime. She said schools... Read more »

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Teens Talk About Sexuality, Relationships, Decision Making, and STDs

Decision Making: A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex is a new of survey "snapshots" on adolescent sexual heath issues from The Kaiser Family Foundation and Seventeen magazine. This nationally representative survey is part of a broader... Read more »

HHS Revises Web Site Aimed at Helping Parents Talk to Teens About Sex Education Issues After Groups Complain About Bias

HHS has revised its Web site designed to help parents discuss sexual abstinence with their teenage children following criticism that the site provided biased and inaccurate information, the AP/Raleigh News & Observer reports (Freking,... Read more »

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