Young People & HIV: Prevention: Sites for Youths
- Pos or Not? (Regularly Updated)
To prove that it's impossible to tell who has HIV, this Internet game invites you to look at photos and short profiles of a wide range of people and guess whether they have HIV.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Washington: Everything Teens Want to Know About Sex ... But Were Afraid to Ask, Can Be Found at Scarleteen.com (Regularly Updated)
A judgment-free Web site where teens can get information on just about anything sex-related, including HIV, pregnancy and sexual health. If teens can't find an answer to their questions, they can write in to get personal advice from one of the site's "sexperts.".
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Advocates for Youth (Regularly Updated)
Created by and for HIV-positive youth and peer educators. Offers sexual and mental health information, community support, opportunities for advocacy, resources, referrals and online peer education.
- Go Ask Alice! (Regularly Updated)
Alice answers questions about relationships, sexuality and health.
From Columbia University
- Sexuality and U (Regularly Updated)
Offers information to help young people develop and maintain a healthy sexuality. Also available in Français.
From Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
- Staying Alive (Regularly Updated)
An international campaign which promotes HIV prevention and encourages people to fight HIV-related discrimination. Web site available in 10 languages, including Spanish and KiSwahili.
From MTV
- Teen Advice Online (Regularly Updated)
Deals with an array of questions about sexual and mental health issues and includes personal stories from teens.
- TeenAIDS (Regularly Updated)
Includes a teen advice column, online Q&A with a doctor and an HIV medical blog.
- Voices of Youth (Regularly Updated)
Here young people can explore issues related to human rights and social change. The HIV page includes brain teasers, photo journals and personal stories.
From UNICEF
- Who's Positive (Regularly Updated)
A team of HIV-positive young people who bring prevention education to high schools and colleges across the United States.
- Thailand: Survey Shows Many Youngsters Not Practicing Safe Sex (February 10, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rhode Island Site Answers Questions of Sexually Active Teens (September 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Reaching Youth Online Through HIV-Positive Youth Peer Educators: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (May 31, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
 Why Our Youth Desperately Need Condoms: A Blog Entry by Kellee Terrell (May 16, 2011)
The hoopla around Philadelphia's safer-sex campaign, Take Control Philly, reminds us that any strategy for lowering STD and HIV infections should focus less on abstinence and more on safer sex and empowerment -- even if it makes adults uncomfortable.
From TheBody.com
- New York: Onondaga County Turns to Facebook and Billboards to Fight HIV and STDs Among Young People (April 15, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Medical Library Association's Trusted Web List (February 23, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Georgia: Teens Tackle Touchy Issues (January 28, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Miami Man, 22, Debuts in "HIV+Me" Video Campaign from Logo, the Gay MTV Network (July 30, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Texas: Believe It or Not, Program Instills Jewish Values in Sex Education (April 15, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Alaska: Rural Youths Can Tap Web for STD Info (December 16, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Game for HIV-Positive Youth Developed (June 24, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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