HIV Prevention & Education Web Sites for Young People
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
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
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.
AIDS, Sex and Teens (November 24, 2005)
Provides teens with basic information on HIV/AIDS, including transmission, statistics and history.
From Avert
iwannaknow.org (2005)
A teen health and awareness Web site.
From American Social Health Association
Think: Sexual Health (2005)
Answers questions about contraception, sexually transmitted diseases and how teens can negotiate their sexual lives .
From MTV
YouThink (2005)
World Bank looks at how HIV affects youth around the globe.
From The World Bank Group
Sexwise (August 2001)
Written in the form of a travel guide, this online publication provides information about sexual well-being, choices and rights for young people.
From BBC
Chezesalama
This adolescent sexual and reproductive health site is available in both English and KiSwahili, and features an HIV/AIDS section including information on testing sites.
Dear Auntie Stella
Based in Zimbabwe. Lists 33 frequently asked questions regarding youth and sexuality and offers a glossary of terms.
lovelife
Promotes healthy, responsible living among South African teens. Includes HIV testing information, HIV FAQ and articles on sexuality by and about youth.
