Program Components
- Sex education curriculum, including information on abstinence and contraception
- Sixteen sessions, each lasting 45 minutes and expandable to 90 minutes, if desired
- Experiential activities included to build skills in refusal, negotiation, and communication
- Educator training recommended
Intended Participants
- High school students, especially those in grades nine and 10
- Low risk youth
- Sexually inexperienced youth
- Multi-ethnic populations – white, Latino, Asian, and black youth
- Urban, suburban, and rural youth
Evaluation Findings
- Increased parent-child communication – especially among Latino Youth
- Delayed initiation of sexual intercourse
- Reduced incidence of unprotected sex – among low risk youth
*Source: Advocates for Youth, Science and Success, 2nd Edition