Maximum Freedom
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH SEX ED UNIT
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STD'S
CDC Fact Sheet: Information for Teens and Young Adults: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs
https://www.cdc.gov/std/life-stages-populations/stdfact-teens.htm
SEXTING
6 Thing Every Teen Needs to Know about Sexting: Be sure your teen knows the risks of sexting (good parent/teen assignment)
https://www.verywellfamily.com/things-teens-do-not-know-about-sexting-but-should-460654
"Promise not to Share?” - a guidebook for gaining a good understanding of how and why sexting can be problematic.
SUBSTANCE USE & SEXUAL RISK WITH YOUTH
Videos/games tab -->Drug Abuse & HIV: After the Party video
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/viral-infections-hiv-hepatitis-and-drug-use
Substance Use & Sexual Risk Behaviors among Youth - fact sheet
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/substance-use/pdf/dash-substance-use-fact-sheet.pdfong Youth
HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
Characteristics of Healthy & Unhealthy Dating Relationships
https://youth.gov/youth-topics/teen-dating-violence/characteristics
Is this Dating Abuse? (containing links to other resources/facts on the same site)
https://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/types-of-abuse/
Teen Dating Violence video
PORNOGRAPHY AND ITS IMPACT ON RELATIONSHIPS
Teachers
As we have been doing since 2010, Maximum Freedom, Inc. (MFI) offers programs for middle school and high school students in a variety of settings including public schools, private schools, small groups and any youth-serving organizations. Our primary health prevention presentations fit well into health, science, biology, psychology, sociology, or work/family studies. We are an asset to any curriculum or organization. We hope to have the opportunity to be a resource for you this year.
For more information about our student programs, please click here
Research shows that teens are more likely to choose sexual risk avoidance the more the message is reinforced, especially by parents. Using a sexual risk avoidance curriculum and adding a parent component for your school's parents strengthens the message. MFI offers a powerful Parent Workshop that educates, empowers, and equips parents to take advantage of their ability to influence their teens and help them reach their full potential.
To receive more information about any of our programs, or to schedule a program for your classroom or for parents, please contact us at office@maximumfreedom.org
Additional Resources for Teachers:
Medical Institute For Sexual Health
National Library of Medicine: MedlinePlus
The National Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Adolescent's Wellbeing During COVID-19
WHAT ARE TEACHERS SAYING ABOUT MFI..
"MFI is an excellent program that I can count on to provide evidence-based facts and exciting activities for my students! This should be a cornerstone to all health courses in any area high school!”
"This program continues to be an integral portion of our sexual health component of health ed. It reiterates and illustrates reasons for kids to critically think about abstinence. The program addresses not only my SLOs, but also the National Health Standards---SLOs need to reflect adherence to those standards. The students love the interactive role plays. The MFI educator is not only knowledgeable of content, but is passionate and clearly conveys statistically/medically accurate /current info for students to help them make the best informed personal decisions."
"The MFI Program is very current and relative and does a great job connecting real life scenarios to educate and impact the students. It has the potential to literally save their lives. Many students talk about it long after it is over. Our school has a generally high risk population and still their reactions to the program are very positive and some even said they would be changing their behaviors! "