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May 31, 2023

Share Your Sex Ed Story, Have an Impact

You can help create a safe space for young people to explore their sexuality and make informed decisions about their health and well-being.
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May 18, 2023

Parents Matter When It Comes to Sex Ed

There’s lots of research that shows how important parents are when it comes to their kids’ sex education.
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May 11, 2023

Sex Ed Books for Teens and Pre-Teens

Looking for some books to help guide a conversation around puberty or sex? Here are two amazing, new options.
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May 10, 2023

A Letter to Our Teenage Selves

What would these two Power to Decide staffers tell their teenage selves?
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May 1, 2023

What’s your #MySexEdStory?

Need help to start a conversation or keep it going? Check out these suggestions.
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April 27, 2023

Reproductive Well-Being and Foster Care

Youth in foster care are about 2.5 times more likely to be pregnant at least once before age 19 compared to teens not in the system. How can One Key Question® help?
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February 16, 2023

TV Shows to Get the Conversation Started

Teenagers can learn a lot from these recent TV shows!
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January 12, 2023

The Great Hormone Debate

Some people love their hormonal birth control while others prefer a method without. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution to birth control.
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December 30, 2022

December 2022: Power Updates Edition

A round-up of interesting articles about sexual health from the last month.
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December 12, 2022

Doubling Up on Birth Control

There are many reasons someone might want to use more than one birth control method!
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