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Frog or Prince?: The Smart Girl's Guide To Boyfriends
Frog or Prince? is a self-respect boot camp on dating. Kaycee Jane provides information, skills and tools to help young women recognize the difference between a Frog and a Prince.
Going All the Way: Teenage Girls' Tales of Sex, Romance and Pregnancy
Available at Amazon Books at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0809015994/102-3770285-4286515?v=glance&n=283155.
The Naked Truth About Sex: A Guide to Intelligent Sexual Choices for Teenagers and Twentysomethings
Discusses topics such as how to discover one's sexual orientation, masturbation and sexual fantasies, virginity, how to avoid getting overly possessive or jealous of a partner, how to conduct a pre-sex discussion as part of safer sex, and more. 255 pages.
The Sex Book
A book about all aspects of sex, from "Aaah" to "Yeast Infection." 200 pages.
Break the Cycle Organization for Teens
Break the Cycle is an organization committed to engaging, educating and empowering young people to build lives and communities free of domestic violence. Through their Safe Space program, teens can ask confidential, anonymous questions about dating violence, get the facts about abuse, learn ways to protect themselves or someone they know, get involved in the movement to end domestic violence and connect with local resources.
Find a Confidential Clinic Near You
A Web site featuring a database you can use to locate clinics across the country offering birth control, STD screening and other reproductive health services. Produced by the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association.
A Web page describing healthy and unhealthy relationships, with tips on how to identify and end an unhealthy relationship. Produced by the Center for Young Women's Health at Children's Hospital Boston.
A Web site with videos featuring teens making decisions about dating and sex and dealing with the outcomes of their decisions.
A Web site featuring information about healthy and unhealthy relationships as well as chat rooms with teen counselors, a hotline and other resources for teens to help them avoid or get out of unhealthy relationships. Produced by Community Overcoming Relationships Abuse. You can read more about CORA at www.corasupport.org.
Teens and Dating Violence (from the National Domestic Violence Hotline)
This Web page features teen-specific information dating violence, as well as information about a number you can call if you ever need help.
The Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing
A progressive religious Web site featuring sexuality information for people interested in faith or already aligned to a certain religion. Be sure to check out their unique "Religious Declaration on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing."
A Web site for girls on emotional health in relationships. Includes information about healthy relationships, abusive relationships, and spaces for chat and free expression. Produced by the Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Center in Australia.
1-800-448-3000
The Boys Town National Hotline is a 24-hour resource and referral service available to guys and girls, who may be dealing with abuse, depression, substance abuse or family issues. English and Spanish-speaking operators are available, as well as a TTY line (1-800-448-1833), which provides assistance to deaf and hearing-impaired people.
Break the Cycle Organization for Teens
1-888-988-TEEN
Break the Cycle's teen support hotline. Features access to legal support and more.
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
1-800-832-1901
The Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project sponsors a 24-hour hotline for gay men who are the victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline at Rainn.org.
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
If you are being abused by a partner or know someone who is, call the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, which is available from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Central time.
National Teen Emergency Hotline
1-800-448-3000
Plan B One-Step Emergency Contraception Hotline
1-800-330-1271
This recording explains the best time to take emergency contraception, when it is most effective and how to get it.
1-800-230-PLAN (7526)
Call this toll-free number to make an appointment with a Planned Parenthood health center near you.
Teen Relationship National Hotline (part of the National Domestic Violence Hotline)
1-800-799-SAFE
The National Domestic Violence Hotline has operators available in English and Spanish, with over 140 more languages covered by translator services. Operators help callers determine whether a relationship is abusive and what their next steps should be.
The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-THE-GLNH
Provides phone and e-mail peer counseling, as well as information about local resources for GLBTQ teens across the United States.
The Network/La Red
1-617-742-4911
The Network's hotline provides support in English and Spanish for lesbian and bisexual women or transgender people experiencing partner abuse. The hotline is available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to midnight, Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to midnight. The Network also has a TTY line at 1-617-227-4911 for people who are deaf or hearing impaired.
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