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Legislation Against Optimal Health for Youth

February 5, 2019

There is a strategic push underway to normalize teen sex and advance “sexual rights” of youth even if that notion opposes family and community values. Demonstrating this strategy, several concerning bills have been introduced or are currently under debate in legislatures across the country. These bills are pushing for radical...

Do We Really Care about the STD Epidemic Among Youth?

November 15, 2018

Image credit: Urine Drug Test HQ For the fourth year in a row infection rates for gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia have all risen. According to the CDC, gonorrhea rates have increased by 67 percent, and syphilis by 76 percent! Chlamydia remains the most common STD, with infections at more than 1.7 million cases,...

Teen Sex is Always About More Than Sex

April 26, 2018

From our Executive Director, Mary Anne Mosack: Like a breath of fresh air introduced into a long enclosed space, a new funding opportunity has been released from the Office of Adolescent Health(OAH) bringing into view a more balanced approach to sex education. The new Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) funding...

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The Weekly Update: December 19, 2019

December 19, 2019

2020 Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Grantee Conference Creating a 20/20 Vision: Healthy Youth, Healthy FuturesJune 2 – 4, 2020Atlanta, GAThe 2020 Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Grantee Conference is designed specifically for Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) and Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grantees to learn new and innovative strategies to effectively engage...

The Weekly Update: December 5, 2019

December 5, 2019

In the debate about sex education, the facts should guide decision-making, not agenda-laden sound-bites. That’s why Ascend puts such a high priority on making sure more people understand that Sexual Risk Avoidance (SRA) education is so important in addressing many of today’s social concerns. We work to raise awareness for...

The Weekly Update: November 21, 2019

November 21, 2019

Trojan Horse in the Classroom: Normalizing Teen Sex Deceptively named, Advocates for Youth is linking arms with the well-known Trojan condom company. They are expecting us all to agree that they should be in charge of teaching our kids about sex. Yes, Big Condom in the classroom teaching kids about...

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I wish everyone in our organization could attend these trainings. I thought I knew a lot about SRA education before the training, but I didn't. I feel so much more prepared as a result of the SRAS training.

[SRAS training] has broadened our audience and ability to share what we do.

Because of the training I received on research and grants I was able to speak intelligently about what needed to take place in our classrooms to meet grant requirements for the classes and our volunteers!

It makes our job easier knowing that we are backed and led by a reputable group promoting the truth and facts of abstinence education. [Ascend] is for students, for sexual educators; because it is the facts-not opinion. We get to rest in the truth that the research speaks for itself.

It was uplifting knowing we have such a rich and powerful force (Ascend) supporting and equipping us and working so hard in DC for the good and the health of our nation’s youth.

The information that was received [from the SRAS training] fell on good ground and I am so ecstatic to share with our youth, parents and community members…. Sexual Risk Avoidance is not a well kept secret anymore and I have plans to move our community to embrace their optimal health. I’m grateful to have such strong leaders to look to.