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The Basics

HIV/AIDS Among Youth (August 2008)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Teen Voices of AIDS (January 8, 2008)
In Washington Post
AIDS, Sex and Teens (November 24, 2005)
Provides teens with basic information on HIV/AIDS, including transmission, statistics and history.
From Avert
Reclaiming the Future: The State of AIDS Among Black Youth (September 22, 2005)
As U. Chicago professor Cathy Cohen and colleagues report, HIV has become inextricably linked with the cultural and political inequalities that face many African Americans -- particularly youths.
From Black AIDS Institute
The Science of HIV (2003)
Assignment Discovery Program, grades 9-12.
From Discovery Channel School
Methamphetamine Use Is Heightening Risks Among Gay Youth (October 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Casual Sex Becomes Subject for Middle Schoolers (June 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adolescents and HIV (May 2002)
Current state of HIV among youth, including prevention, testing, epidemiology and clinical trials.
In Hopkins HIV Report
Adolescent Sexuality, Gender and the HIV Epidemic (Summer/Autumn 2001)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
The Facts About Young People and HIV (June 2001)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Scarlet Letter "A" (March/April 2001)
A college campus AIDS advocate speaks out.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The Young and the Restless (March/April 2001)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Keeping Count: HIV/AIDS and Young People (2001)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research
Protecting a New Generation From AIDS (2001)
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From AIDS Action Council
Protecting a New Generation From AIDS II (2001)
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From AIDS Action Council
Questions and Answers About Youth and HIV/AIDS (2001)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research
HIV/AIDS in Adolescence (Winter 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
HIV Rights for Teens (September/October 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
HIV/AIDS and Young People (December 1998)
A selection from Be a Force for Change, an HIV/AIDS resource booklet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
Children and HIV (May 1997)
In Positive News, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Sex and Other Matters of Life and Death (December 1996)
From Thirteen/WNET New York
Disclosing HIV Status to HIV-Infected Children (February 1996)
In Alive & Kicking!, from We The People Living With AIDS/HIV of the Delaware Valley, Inc.

Policy

All of Your Dreams Can Come True (June 2006)
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In WORLD Newsletter, from Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Opinion Pieces on NIH-Funded AIDS Drug Trials Involving Foster Children (May 24, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Young People Must Be Involved in Development of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Treatment Programs, Piot Says (July 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Has Taken Severe Toll on World's Youth, 2003 U.N. World Youth Report Says (April 28, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bush Administration to Withdraw Support From Global Health Council Conference on Youth and Health (April 27, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Youths Say San Francisco Falls Short on Prevention, Care, Social Services for Young People (September 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNAIDS Executive Director Calls for Action to Protect Youth From HIV/AIDS (May 10, 2002)
From UNAIDS
Youth and HIV/AIDS 2000: A New American Agenda (October 2000)
In Youth and HIV/AIDS 2000: A New American Agenda, from White House Press Office
Youth and HIV/AIDS: An American Agenda: A Report to the President: Full Report (March 5, 1996)
From Office of National AIDS Policy
Youth and HIV/AIDS: An American Agenda: Letter to the President (March 5, 1996)
From Office of National AIDS Policy
Youth and HIV/AIDS: An American Agenda: A Report to the President: Executive Summary (March 1996)
From Office of National AIDS Policy

Resources

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.
HIV Hotlines for Young People (Regularly Updated)
Positive Life (Regularly Updated)
A Web site geared for HIV-positive youth.
Women, Children, and HIV (Regularly Updated)
Resources for prevention and treatment.
From François-Xavier Bagnoud Center and Center for HIV Information
Youth and AIDS Projects (Regularly Updated)
From University of Minnesota
Resource: BAM! (July 19, 2002)
The Centers for Disease Control announces the launch of a new online health magazine for 9- to 13-year-olds and their teachers.
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Resource: Life Begins (June 21, 2002)
Information on a new interactive CD-ROM that teaches human reproduction from conception to birth, including the risks of STDs and drugs to a fetus.
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Fact Sheet: The National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education (NCSSE) (February 2001)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Confronting Teen HIV (May/June 2000)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Resources for Gay Youth (January 7, 2000)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Annotated Bibliography: HIV/AIDS Prevention Resources for Children and Adolescents (June/July 1999)
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Annotated Bibliography: HIV/AIDS Prevention Resources for Parents (June/July 1999)
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Annotated Bibliography: HIV/AIDS Prevention Resources for Schools (June/July 1999)
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Annotated Bibliography: 35 Books That Have Influenced Our Understanding of Sexuality (April/May 1999)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Fact Sheet: Media Recommendations for More Realistic, Accurate Images Concerning Sexuality (April/May 1996)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Related Issues

U.S. Residents Increasingly Adopting HIV-Positive Children From Abroad, AP/Google.com Reports (September 3, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV-Positive Adoptees Grow Up in U.S., Creating New Challenges (April 8, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Child Prostitution a Global Problem (April 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
When Children Are Exploited (December 2001/January 2002)
Recent studies illuminate the plight of children who become victims of sexual exploitation.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Annotated Bibliography: Child Sexual Abuse (October/November 2000)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Sexual Abuse of Children: Intersection With the HIV Epidemic (October 1998)
In Pediatrics
Under Lock and Key (November 1996)
Living with HIV/AIDS in youth lock-ups.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

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