Rhode Island:

• RI Department of Health Adolescent and School Health Program
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases and RI Testing Sites (RI Dept. of Health)
• Teen Outreach Program (RI Dept. of Health)
• RIght to Know web app  (RIHSC & RI Dept. of Health) a trusted source for honest, accurate and reliable sexual and reproductive health informtion and is available as a website at righttoknowapp.com or as an app from the Apple or Google Play stores.
• Healthy Relationships Resource Guide (Providence Public School Department) A lengthy, comprehensive resource guide put together by the PPSD Healthy Relationships sub-committee of the PPSD Wellness Committee, which includes information on community resources and a wide variety of sexual health topics, and is aligned with PPSD’s Health Curriculum.

National:

• Advocates for Youth Since 1980, Advocates for Youth has worked with youth leaders to ensure that all young people’s rights are respected and that we have the tools we need to protect ourselves from STIs, HIV, and unintended pregnancy.
• American Sexual Health Association For more than 100 years, the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) has been a trusted source of scientifically accurate, unbiased information on sexual health and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• amaze provides young adolescents (tweens and teens) with medically accurate, age-appropriate and honest sex education they can access directly online, including engaging, educational, often humorous sex education videos; educational resources, including short videos, to build the skills of parents and guardians to better communicate with their children about sex and sexuality; and toolkits, lesson plans, promotional materials and other resources to help educators and health care providers refer students and young patients to AMAZE as an available, free and fun resource to learn about sex and sexuality.
• amaze jr. brings parents age-appropriate sex ed resources about talking to kids ages 4-9 and fun videos to share with your children.
• Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) (CDC) DASH is a unique source of support for HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention efforts in the nation’s schools.
• Get Real The Get Real curriculum emphasizes social and emotional skills as a key component of healthy relationships and responsible decision making. The curriculum is designed for implementation in both middle and high schools. Information provided is medically accurate, age-appropriate and is shown to: • Delay initiation of sexual activity among middle school students; • Empower parents to be the primary sexuality educators of their children; and • Reinforce family communication and improve communication skills for healthy relationships.
• Guttmacher Institute The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally through  high-quality research, evidence-based advocacy and strategic communications. 
• Healthy Teen Network is a national membership organization focused on adolescent and young adult health and well-being, with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive health.
• Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care for women, men, and young people, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education.
• Power to Decide an organization to advance sexual and reproductive well-being for all by providing trusted information, expanding access to quality services, and catalyzing culture change.
• Sex, Etc. Sex, Etc., by teens and for teens, is published by Answer to improve teen sexual health across the country by providing honest and accurate sexual health information about sex, relationships, pregnancy, STDs, birth control, sexual orientation and more.
• Society for Adolescent Health & Medicine  Professional organization website with a section on health information and resources for parents and teens.

Rhode Island:

• Rhode Island’s Sex Education Snapshot (SEICUS.org: Sex Ed for Social Change)
• Adolescent Sexual Health Rhode Island Profile 2016-2020  (RI Dept of Health & RI Dept of Education)  This profile describes the current landscape of sexual health among adolescents in Rhode Island. It also provides recommendations for future public health policymaking.  
• Adolescent Sexual Health Data Brief 2021 (RIDOH)   Handout summarizing 2021 Youth Behavior Survey results on sexual activity, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections
• Rhode Island HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Surveillance Report – 2022  (RI Dept of Health)   Full report on sexually transmitted infections in RI, with age breakdowns for each type 
• School Health Profiles  Rhode Island results of the national School Health Profiles (see National description below)
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey (RI) 2021 (CDC)  Rhode Island results of the national YRBS (see National description below) in a colorful, graphic, easy-to-read flipbook format; raw 2023 data is near the bottom of this RI Dept of Health web page

National:

• School Health Index (SHI) (CDC)   Online self-evaluation and planning tool for schools, built on CDC’s research-based guidelines for school health programs that identify the policies and practices most likely to be effective in reducing youth health risk behaviors. The SHI (and related materials) is available as an interactive, customizable online tool or downloadable, printable version. The SHI aligns with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.  
• School Health Profiles (National)  (CDC)    The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, and territories.  Profiles surveys are conducted every other year  in EVEN YEARS by education and health agencies among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers.  

• ​Addressing Sexual Health in Schools: Policy Considerations (Advocates for Youth)
• Condom Availability Programs (CAPs) in Schools: Things to Consider  (CDC)

Boston Public Schools:

• Boston Public Schools Wellness Policy (complete)
• Boston Public Schools Human Sexuality Parental Notification
• Boston Public Schools Condom Accessibility​

Chicago Public Schools:

• Chicago Public Schools Sexual Health Education Policy
• Chicago Public Schools Sexual Health Education Overview & Resources​

Austin (TX) Public Schools:

• Austin Public Schools Human Sexuality Education Policy  
• Austin Public Schools Human Sexuality & Responsibility Overview & Resources 
• Austin Public Schools Human Sexuality & Responsibility Curriculum

• ​”Public Health Puzzle: Young People Having Less Sex, Contraction More STDs” (Wall Street Journal article)
• STI Fact Sheets (CDC)
• Fact Sheet: Information for Teens and Young Adults: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs  (CDC)
• Reproductive Health: Teen Pregnancy  (CDC)
• Adolescent Health: What Works in Schools (CDC – Overview)
• Guidance for School-Based HIV/STD Prevention  (CDC)