This year National HIV Testing Day gives us pause to reflect. 30+ years in, and there is still stigma around HIV testing. It’s time for a change.
June 6, 2013 9:04 pm | posted by Deb Levine | in yth blog | comments (0) | share: 
Call it by any name – teen dating violence, gender based violence, sexual assault, drama – we need to change our culture in order to stop the violence in our communities.
June 3, 2013 10:48 pm | posted by Deb Levine | in yth blog | comments (0) | share:
Over at YTH, there was much anticipation and excitement leading up to YTH Live 2013, yet once it began, everything seemed to happen amazingly fast!
April 24, 2013 9:41 pm | posted by Jessica Ken | in yth blog | comments (0) | share:
When you don't have it you don't think about it; when you do have it it's all you think about.
April 9, 2013 8:07 pm | posted by Katherine Mancuso | in yth blog | comments (0) | share:
The way to engage with teens is through 2-way communication in fully integrated campaigns, with a group you understand. Your decision about what to do should depend on YOUR GOALS and your audience.
6:38 pm | posted by Katherine Mancuso | in yth blog | comments (0) | share:
When we talk about "comprehensive sex ed" it frequently means we talk about birth control & just throw in some anatomy. Comprehensive is a big word - how can we re-envision that to be something better? .. and how can we be funny, clever, & a voice that teens hear?
5:19 pm | posted by Katherine Mancuso | in yth blog | comments (0) | share:
HIV FOCUS program's goal is to support CDC-recommended routine HIV screening as a standard of care, to reduce the number of people who don’t know their status, and change public perception about HIV. Hear from our local partners.
12:27 am | posted by Katherine Mancuso | in yth blog | comments (0) | share:
Be ethical: big data has significant implications for civil rights & society. handle with care & be responsible. Protect the privacy of people & their health information.
April 8, 2013 10:28 pm | posted by Katherine Mancuso | in yth blog | comments (0) | share:
We trust women to give birth & deal with miscarriage - why do we not trust women to take the abortion pill, control their bodies, "handle" information about their options?
7:45 pm | posted by Katherine Mancuso | in yth blog | comments (0) | share:
We needed to recognize that it was a difficult choice although a positive one. We needed to recognize that teens needed to feel control over this choice. These things were key to our story.
2:10 am | posted by Katherine Mancuso | in yth blog | comments (0) | share: