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Acquaintance Rape Prevention Grades 9-12 Acquaintance rape awareness empowers young people with knowledge of the prevalence of acquaintance rape, prevention strategies, and ways to help those who have been victimized. |
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Birth Control I & II Grades 7-12 Addressing abstinence, sexual responsibility, and methods of contraception, the birth control presentation is age appropriately designed in two different formats: one for middle school and another for high school students. |
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Building Healthy Relationships Grade 7 Emphasizing respect, trust, honesty, and communication as the cornerstones of healthy relationships, a series of vignettes depicting common adolescent social situations is brought to life through student role-playing. Classroom discussion includes bullying, prejudice, sexual harassment, and cliques. |
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Informed and Empowered: What You Need to Know about Your Sexual Health Grades 9-12 This comprehensive program covers sexually transmitted infections, birth control, acquaintance rape, and responsible decision-making. Designed for high school students, the presentation provides current information and thought provoking discussion. |
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Keeping in Balance Grades 6-7 Maintaining balance is a lifelong challenge. This presentation addresses the benefits of exercise, sensible eating, positive self-image, and sleep. Students discover creative, healthy solutions through problem solving scenarios and facilitated discussion. |
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Mythbusters Grades 10-12 High school students often have many misconceptions about sexual health. Designed as an overview/review, this program dispels many myths with factual information presented in a lively, interactive Q & A format. Topics include sexually transmitted infections, birth control, conception, healthy relationships, and acquaintance rape prevention. |
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Pride Youth Panel Grades 9-12 Facilitated by Links' Pride Youth Program Director, a teen panel addresses the issues faced by gay and lesbian youth as well as the effects of intolerance and homophobia on sexual minority youth in schools and in society. |
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Puberty and Human Reproduction Grades 5-6 When the pituitary gland kicks into gear, bodies change from head to toe! This series of presentations covers the physical, social, and emotional development of puberty over 2-4 class sessions. An overview of human reproduction and birth can be included. |
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Risky Business: Substance Abuse Prevention Grades 6-7 Using a game format, the class competes to answer questions about alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, steroids, inhalants, and date rape drugs. Questions about real life scenarios are included to help students plan for decision-making. |
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Sexually Transmitted Infections: STIs I & II Grades 7-12 This program identifies both bacterial and viral STIs, as well as prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The junior and senior high versions of this program differ in the detail of the material and are written to be age appropriate. |
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Stress Management Grades 5-7 Stress is a reality in everyone's life. Understanding stressors and coping mechanisms is the cornerstone of this program. Negative and positive stress as well as its physiological and emotional effects are explored and discussed. |
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Suicide Prevention Grades 7-8 When students leave this presentation, they will know some of the warning signs of suicidal behavior, and how to help someone for whom they are concerned. |
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Truth or Dare Grade 8 Transitioning to high school is an exciting and uncertain time. This program focuses on the importance of positive decision-making through discussion of situations that many students will face in the coming years. Issues covered include underage drinking, breaking trust, misuse of social media, and peer pressure. Students vote on solutions to each dilemma and discuss possible resolutions. |