In 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the STI National Strategic Plan. This ground breaking document is intended to “provide a roadmap for a broad range of stakeholders—including public health, health care, government, community-based organizations,...
In 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the STI National Strategic Plan. This ground breaking document is intended to “provide a roadmap for a broad range of stakeholders—including public health, health care, government, community-based organizations,...
As educators are getting ready to return to their classrooms this school year, the Sex Education Collaborative, which TPPP is a part of, has put together a list of simple tips to help you ROCK your sex ed curricula....
Trigger Warning: Abuse and Sexual Abuse Help is available – if you or someone you know needs assistance, please visit https://www.essential4kids.org/helplines At TPPP, we emphasize the many positive benefits of comprehensive sexual health education. Healthy relationships! Better physical health...
Change can happen any number of ways. Sometimes it is grand and abrupt, even traumatic, as we saw in 2020. At other times, it is slow and steady. It can even sneak up on you! TPPP’s Board has been...
Each October, TPPP recognizes Let’s Talk Month to emphasize the importance of young people and the adults they trust talking about sex. This October may feel very different than past years. While the seasons are changing and kids are...
Back to school season may seem like an unusual time for Sexual Health Awareness Month, but it allows all of us to think about starting fresh. A new school year, even for those of...
Like many organizations, TPPP has often wished for a magic portal or crystal ball to see the future in this uncertain time, but maybe it is time to throw predictions out the window and focus on the here and...
Today, the Teen Pregnancy & Prevention Partnership (TPPP) is proud to join over 50 organizations across the country in demanding LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education for all young people in the United States. TPPP is participating in a series of...
Right now, less than half of the states require sex education to be medically accurate – Missouri doesn’t require sex education at all and schools that provide it can choose medically accurate or abstinence-only lessons. Missouri’s statutes also don’t...