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Welcome to DPHHS's newsletter for the Montana Personal Responsibility Education Project (PREP)!
September/2016
In This Issue
PREP Workplans & Budgets DUE
Webinars
New Media
National Sex Ed Conference
Birth Control & Google
Millennials Not Hooking Up?
Is Abstinence Only Sex Ed on the Rise?
Important Dates
9/16 - DUE: PREP Workplans and Budgets
  
10/19 - PREP All Contractor Training
  
10/20-10/21 - Making Proud Choices Training
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PREP Workplans and Budgets DUE 9/16
PREP Workplans and Budgets are DUE Friday, September 16, 2016!!
 
If you have any questions please contact Katie Cole at kcole@mt.gov or by phone 406-444-3628.
 
WEBINAR                                                                    
 
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 10:00am to 11:00am: Updates and Revision to ETR's Evidence-Based Programs
This webinar is designed for youth-serving professionals who seek understanding of the recent revisions and implications on program content and delivery for Reducing the Risk, Draw the Line/Respect the Line and Making Proud Choices.
*Sign up immediately, because the September webinar already filled up
**We are highly recommending that all PREP facilitators attend this webinar
 
 
New Media
APP: Bedsider Birth Control Reminder App
Life can get busy. Or maybe you just have a lot on your mind. There are many reasons why you might want help remembering your birth control. That's why this new app reminds pill, patch, ring, and shot users to stay on top of their method.

This app is easy to use, has lots of features and options for customization, and you'll get our entertaining content along with every reminder.

Download and check it out HERE.

 
BOOK: Teen Speak - A how-to guide for real talks with teens about sex, brugs and other risky behaviors by Jennifer Salerno
In her new book, Dr. Jennifer Salerno combines her professional expertise in adolescent behavior with a mother's wisdom to help parents build strong relationships with their teenagers. Teen Speak presents practical communication strategies based on the ways teens think, act, and do the things they do-to help them make safer decisions when it comes to risky behaviors. Strategies are presented in an easy-to-use guide for parents and othersinterested in helping teens.
  
The book provides a detailed road map on how to get the conversation started, using real-world examples of teen-parent interactions and sample responses to common scenarios to support positive change and safer decision-making. In this book, you'll gain practical strategies for connecting with your teen to reduce their risks, set them up for long-term success, and develop trusting relationships that will continue into adulthood.

Learn more or buy the book HERE.
  
  
MOVIE: Audrie & Daisy
Two different girls sexually assaulted on two different nights, in two different towns. Audrie & Daisy takes a hard look at the issues faced by America's teenagers who are coming of age in the new world of social media bullying, spun wildly out of control.

Audrie & Daisy is a compelling new documentary that will premiere on Netflix on September 23rd. But don't watch it alone. Parents, watch it together, and with your teens. Because this film provides a rare opportunity to start a critical conversation about online sexual harassment and the culture or sexual violence in high schools today.

Learn more and watch the trailer HERE.  
  
National Sex Ed Conference
The National Sex Ed Conference will be held December 7-10, 2016 in Atlantic City, NJ 
  
The Center for Sex Education (CSE) has been hosting an annual Sex Ed Conference since 1985. What started as a one-day conference for New Jersey health educators has grown into the largest conference in the United States that is exclusively devoted to sexuality education. Participants attend from across the nation and many other parts of the world to network and learn best practices in sexuality education, addressing a spectrum of topics, audiences, and ages.

Learn more and register HERE.
 
 Birth Control Gets a Google Facelift
shot_preparation.jpg It's no secret that people go to the internet to ask questions about health. In fact, questions about birth control are some of the most common health queries on Google.  That's why Google, in partnership with The National Campaign, has launched a series of Knowledge Panels (that's the in-depth search results presented on the right-hand side of the screen on desktop or at the top of your mobile device) for all FDA-approved methods of contraception and related terms.
 
When people search on Google for terms such as,  " IUD ," " birth control ," or " the pill " they will find these informative, in-depth search results, all of which include links to  TheNationalCampaign.org . In the Knowledge Panels for these birth control methods, people will be able to view overview information, names of common brands, and information on how methods work, side effects, effectiveness, and availability.
 
Millennials Not Hooking Up?
Study Dashes Millennials' Reputation as Hookup Generation 
  
A new study contradicts the common perception that young American adults -- so-called Millennials -- are having more casual sex than previous generations.
  
Researchers analyzed decades of national data. They found 15 percent of young adults aged 20 to 24 born in the early 1990s (Millennials) had no sexual partners since age 18, compared with 6 percent of Americans born in the late 1960s (Generation Xers).
  
Only people born in the 1920s reported having less sex in their early 20s.

  
Is Abstinence Only Sex Ed on the Rise?
More states are rejecting federal funding for evidence-based sex education. That could mean a return of abstinence-only instruction in many schools.
  
                   
After years of having the highest teen pregnancy rate in Kansas, Wyandotte County -- home of Kansas City -- got some relief. In 2010, the Obama administration started offering grants to help schools back away from abstinence-only and integrate evidence-based lessons into their sex education.
 
That year, many schools in Kansas stopped teaching abstinence-only, and the state's teen pregnancy rate declined 9 percentage points. That's because the federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) is proven to delay sexual activity, increase use of birth control and reduce teen pregnancy. It was created as an alternative to Title V, which funds strictly abstinence-only teaching.
 
But more and more states are refusing PREP grants, while continuing to accept Title V funding. It's a trend that worries health officials.