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Do We Really Care about the STD Epidemic Among Youth?

November 15, 2018

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, rising from 1.6 the year before. These...

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...

Parent Partnerships

December 14, 2017

Let's talk about engaging parents in your SRA program. Getting parents' attention is hard! We all know that there are a million things vying for our attention and time. It can be a major challenge to engage parents in discussions regarding their child and sex. If you feel challenged in...

News

The Weekly Update: December 6, 2018

December 7, 2018

Why Is Transgenderism on the Rise Among Teens? The number of young people who identify as transgender has risen exponentially in recent years. According to this Psychology Today article, in order to be diagnosed with transgender identity (gender dysphoria), a child must exhibit characteristics such as "a strong rejection of typically feminine or masculine...

The Weekly Update: November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018

Educators must intentionally work to build the internal and external assets of the students they serve so youth are more able and confident to make healthy decisions that avoid the risks associated with teen sex. Sexual risk avoidance education gives research and theory the legs of practicality. This same research...

The Weekly Update: November 1, 2018

November 1, 2018

SRA Education: Beyond the SUCCESS SEQUENCE A Closer Look at the Real Cost of Poverty on Children, Families, and Society: Sexual Risk Avoidance (SRA) education promotes the compelling research that if a young person: a) graduates, b) secures some post-secondary training, c) gets a full-time job and d) waits to be married...

Testimonials

This training will give me more confidence and greater credibility when I present the SRA message!

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.