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HIV Prevention & Education Web Sites for Young People

  • 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.

  • Go Ask Alice! (Regularly Updated)
    Alice answers questions about relationships, sexuality and health.
    From Columbia University

  • Pos or Not? (Regularly Updated)
    To prove that it's impossible to tell who has HIV, this Internet game invites you to look at photos and short profiles of a wide range of people and guess whether they have HIV.
    In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

  • Sexuality and U (Regularly Updated)
    Offers information to help young people develop and maintain a healthy sexuality. Also available in Français.
    From Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada

  • Staying Alive (Regularly Updated)
    An international campaign which promotes HIV prevention and encourages people to fight HIV-related discrimination. Web site available in 10 languages, including Spanish and KiSwahili.
    From MTV

  • Teen Advice Online (Regularly Updated)
    Deals with an array of questions about sexual and mental health issues and includes personal stories from teens.

  • TeenAIDS (Regularly Updated)
    Includes a teen advice column, online Q&A with a doctor and an HIV medical blog.

  • Voices of Youth (Regularly Updated)
    Here young people can explore issues related to human rights and social change. The HIV page includes brain teasers, photo journals and personal stories.
    From UNICEF

  • Washington: Everything Teens Want to Know About Sex ... But Were Afraid to Ask, Can Be Found at Scarleteen.com (Regularly Updated)
    A judgment-free Web site where teens can get information on just about anything sex-related, including HIV, pregnancy and sexual health. If teens can't find an answer to their questions, they can write in to get personal advice from one of the site's "sexperts.".
    In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

  • Who's Positive (Regularly Updated)
    A team of HIV-positive young people who bring prevention education to high schools and colleges across the United States.

  • AIDS, Sex and Teens (November 24, 2005)
    Provides teens with basic information on HIV/AIDS, including transmission, statistics and history.
    From Avert

  • iwannaknow.org (2005)
    A teen health and awareness Web site.
    From American Social Health Association

  • Think: Sexual Health (2005)
    Answers questions about contraception, sexually transmitted diseases and how teens can negotiate their sexual lives .
    From MTV

  • YouThink (2005)
    World Bank looks at how HIV affects youth around the globe.
    From The World Bank Group

  • Sexwise (August 2001)
    Written in the form of a travel guide, this online publication provides information about sexual well-being, choices and rights for young people.
    From BBC

  • Chezesalama
    This adolescent sexual and reproductive health site is available in both English and KiSwahili, and features an HIV/AIDS section including information on testing sites.

  • Dear Auntie Stella
    Based in Zimbabwe. Lists 33 frequently asked questions regarding youth and sexuality and offers a glossary of terms.

  • lovelife
    Promotes healthy, responsible living among South African teens. Includes HIV testing information, HIV FAQ and articles on sexuality by and about youth.
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