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Chicago became the first city to implement sex education, but the Catholic Church did not agree with the program and attacked it so much that the Superintendent of Schools at the time, Ella Flagg Young, resigned. http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Re-So/Sex-Education.html
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The American Vigilance Association and The American Federation for Sex Hygiene joined to make the new national voluntary social hygiene association. The association focused on World War I soldiers from 1914-1920. They produced documents and pamphlets about syphilis and gonorrhea as well as information promoting high moral standards of sex conduct. http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Re-So/Sex-Education.html
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Dr. Mary Calderone, medical director of Planned Parenthood Federation of America founded the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. Her reason for creating SIECUS was because of her concern that young people and adults lacked accurate information about sex, sexuality, and sexual health. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/PPFA/Sex_Ed_in_the_US.pdf
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Federal Government directed tens of millions of dollars to abstinence education programs
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Congress passes Adolescent Family life act- aka “Chastity Law” funding programs to promote sexual abstinence before marriage http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/PPFA/Sex_Ed_in_the_US.pdf
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The national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy published Emerging Answers- which is a summary of Douglas Kirby’s 115 studies he conducted to measure the impact of comprehensive sex education programs. His study found that the programs helped reduce number of sex partners, increase condom usage, and helped delay first intercourse. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/PPFA/Sex_Ed_in_the_US.pdf
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President Barack Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010. This included 110 million dollars for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (TPPI). This was the first federally funded initiative that could be used for more comprehensive approaches to sex education. The contracts and grants were used for private and public organizations. http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=1341&nodeID=1
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This program aims to provide access to teens and young adults in moments of crisis, enable live interactions to lower anxiety, and take advantage of young people’s preferences for new communication preferences. 87% of the visitors have found the service very helpful or somewhat helpful. The built-in surveys show that the experience reduces the level of worry for many visitors. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/PPFA/Sex_Ed_in_the_US.pdf
