Resources

Related Websites

ABSTINENCE

• Campaign For Our Children [USA]
  A joint effort of public and private sector, CFOC's first-of-its-kind, abstinence-plus program successfully contributed to consecutive annual decreases in Maryland's teen birth and pregnancy rates.
• Utah Education Network [USA]
  The Utah Education Network (UEN) is a publicly-funded consortium providing Internet access and supporting educational technology needs for Utah's public and higher education institutions, public libraries, and state agencies.

ACADEMIA

• The Kinsey Institute [USA]
  The purpose of The Kinsey Institute's site is to support interdisciplinary research and the study of human sexuality. The Institute was founded by Dr. Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) in 1947.
• The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality [USA]
• The Guelph Conference and Training Institute on Sexuality
  Canada's leading annual training and education forum for sexual health professionals. With delegates coming from public health, community health, education, counselling, medical, clergy and research perspectives.
• The International Journal of Transgenderism [Int]
  The IJT is peer reviewed, published quarterly and updated with new articles during the quarter.

GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER & TWO-SPIRITED

• Egale Canada [CAN]
  EGALE advances equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and their families, across Canada.
• PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [CAN]
  PFLAG is a national non-profit organization promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends.
• PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [USA]
  PFLAG is a national non-profit organization promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends.
• FFLAG: Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [UK]
  FFLAG is a continually growing national voluntary organisation and registered charity dedicated to supporting parents and their gay, lesbian and bisexual sons and daughters.
• Sexual Orientation: Science, Education and Policy [USA]
  This resource summarizes research into various areas of sexual orientation. It provides factual information about sexual orientation and HIV/AIDS to promote the use of scientific knowledge for education and enlightened public policy. From the Psychology Department at the University of California, Davis.
• Answers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality [USA]
  Brought to you by the American Psychological Association (APA).
• Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation [USA]
  GLAAD is a national organization (U.S.) that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.
• Bisexual Resource Center [USA]
  The Bisexual Resource Center is a non-profit educational organization. The purpose of the corporation is to research and educate the general public and other interested organizations about bisexuality.
• Transgender Education Association [USA]
  Extensive library of information, links.
• Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network

GENERAL

• Health Canada [CAN]
• Canadian Health Network [CAN]
• Canadian Public Health Association [CAN]
• Canadian Mental Health Association [CAN]
• Canadian Pediatric Society [CAN]
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [USA]
• National Eating Disorders Information Centre [CAN]
• Continuing Medical Education [CAN]
• Suicide Information and Education Centre [CAN]
• National Clearinghouse on Family Violence [CAN]
• Something Fishy: Website on Eating Disorders [USA]
• Society for Human Sexuality [USA]
  The Society for Human Sexuality is an all-volunteer social and educational organization devoted to the understanding and enjoyment of all safe and consensual forms of sexual and sensual expression. Located at the University of Washington. Extensive online library.

PARENTING / FAMILY / FAMILY STUDIES

• Parent Help Line [CAN]
• Child and Family Canada [CAN]
• Talking with Kids About Tough Issues [USA]
  Information on how to talk with your kids about sex, violence and other tough issues. This is a national campaign by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
• Childbirth.org [USA]
  Information about childbirth and childbirth options from a consumer-oriented viewpoint.

• Kids Help Phone [CAN]

• Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

REFERRALS/ CONSULTATION

• BESTCO (Board of Examiners in Sex Therapy and Counselling in Ontario) [CAN]
  On-line referral directory for sex therapists in Ontario.
• RMFT (Registry of Marriage and Family Therapists in Canada, Inc.) [CAN]
  Referral directory for therapists across Canada; affiliated with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
• OAMFT (Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) [CAN]<
  Referral directory for registered marriage and family therapists in Ontario.
• Therapist Locator [CAN]
  Referral directory for registered marriage and family therapists in the United States, Canada and overseas; offered by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)/ Gender Identity Clinic [CAN]
  The Gender Identity Clinic at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health offers consultation, support and counseling to individuals with transgendered issues.
• McGill University Health Centre/ Sex and Couple Therapy Clinic [CAN]
  The McGill University Health Centre and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal operate this clinic that offers consultation, assessment and treatment to individuals and couples in the areas of sexual dysfunction, sexual abuse, relationship/gender issues, healthy sexuality.

SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

• Options for Sexual Health (OPT) [CAN]
  A non-profit British Columbia based organization that provides sexual and reproductive health information. The section for health professionals and educators includes curriculum and protocols, articles and links to other reproductive health websites.
• Canadian Federation for Sexual Health [CAN]
• Planned Parenthood Federation of America [USA]
• Planned Parenthood International [Int]
• Sex Information and Education Council of Canada [CAN]
• Sex Information and Education Council of the United States [USA]
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion (Health Canada) [CAN]
• Canadian Institutes for Health Research [CAN]
  CIHR is Canada's major federal funding agency for health research. Its objective is the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system.
• Sexual Health Network [USA]
  The Sexual Health Network is dedicated to providing easy access to sexuality information, education, counseling, therapy, medical attention, and other sexuality resources for people with disabilities, illness, or natural changes throughout the lifecycle and those who love them or care for them.
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute [USA]
  The mission of The Alan Guttmacher Institute is to protect and expand the reproductive choices of all women and men in freedom and dignity. Available information includes sexual behaviour, pregnancy and birth, prevention and contraception, abortion, STDs, and youth.
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation [USA]
• Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres [CAN]
• The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [CAN]
• Infertility Awareness Association of Canada [CAN]
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy [USA]
  The mission of the National Campaign is to prevent teen pregnancy by supporting values and stimulating actions that are consistent with a pregnancy-free adolescence. Many resources and campaign publications.
• Canadian Women's Health Network [CAN]
• Women's Health Matters [CAN]
  Presented by Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre
• The Vanier Institute of the Family [CAN]
• CDC: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) [USA]
• ReCAPP: Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention [USA]
  ReCAPP provides practical tools and information to effectively reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors. Teachers and health educators will find up-to-date, evaluated program materials to help with their work with teens.
• Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention [USA]
  The major focus of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP) is the promotion of HIV/STD prevention in rural America, with the goal of reducing HIV/STD incidence. A joint project of Indiana University, Purdue University and Texas A&M University.
• Mayo Clinic Women's Health Page [USA]
• Mayo Clinic Men's Health Page [USA]
• Not-2-Late.com: The Emergency Contraception Website [USA]
  Operated by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University and by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals to provide accurate information about emergency contraception.
• The Intersex Society of North America [N.A.]
  Resources for intersexuals.
• International Women's Health Coalition [Int.]
  IWHC works to generate health and population policies, programs, and funding that promote and protect the rights and health of girls and women worldwide, particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and countries in postsocialist transition. Committed to adolescent health and rights, sexual rights, access to safe abortion.

STI and HIV/AIDS

• Canadian AIDS Society [CAN]
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse [CAN]
• Community AIDS Treatment Information Exchange [CAN]
• Health Information Page: University of Alberta Health Centre [CAN]
  UofA provides free interactive software (AIDS in Canada Software) that reviews the basic facts about HIV / AIDS. Made specifically for university audiences, it is also suitable for high schools. UofA has a number of free software titles including: "AIDS in America Software", "Birth Control that Works", "Itchin', Burnin' & Squirmin': STDs & You", and "It's Your Call: Making Sexual Decisions" All of these programs use abstinence and condoms as preventive measures.
• The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource [USA]
• CDC: HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report (Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention) [USA]
• AVERTing HIV / AIDS [UK]
  AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, with the aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide.

UNPLANNED PREGNANCY (Abortion/Adoption)

• Adoption Council of Canada [CAN]
• Canadian Abortion Rights Action League [CAN]
• Childbirth by Choice Trust [CAN]
  Childbirth by Choice Trust educates the public about fertility control issues - like contraceptive use, unintended pregnancy, and abortion - so that people have the information they need to make up their own minds about these matters. Affiliated with the Canadian Health Network.
• NARAL: Pro-Choice America [USA]
  (formerly The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)

YOUTH

• Kids Help Phone [CAN]
• It's Your Sex Life [USA]
  This site provides teens with information on contraception, pregnancy, HIV/STIs, and sexual communication. This public education campaign is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
• Sex Etc.
  A teen-produced website that answers the questions you'd only ask other teens. Written and produced by teens, SEX, etc. talks about love, sex, abstinence, contraception, AIDS, STDs, drugs and drinking, violence and health topics, just to name a few. Sponsored by Rutgers. An award winning site.
• The Coalition for Positive Sexuality
  The Coalition for Positive Sexuality (CPS) is a grassroots direct-action volunteer group. The purpose is twofold: first, give teens the information they need to take care of themselves and in so doing affirm their decisions about sex, sexuality, and reproductive control; second, facilitate dialogue in and out of the public schools on condom availability and sex education. Some documents available in Spanish.

Last Modified: October 12, 2007