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Frequently Asked Embarrassing Questions
IPL’s resources on Health for Young Adults and Sexuality
Sites answering your FAEQs
| Site |
Who’s answering? |
Topic(s) |
Typical Question |
Go Ask Alice!
(site description) |
doctors and health professionals |
fitness, nutrition, alcohol, drugs, sex, relationships, general health |
What medications help with acne? |
Teen Growth
(site description) |
Pediatricians (doctors) |
varies by hotline;
topics include alcoholism, STDs, glbtq issues, domestic violence, eating disorders |
I cry for no reason, have no energy, and a teacher said I had depression and anxiety. What does that mean? |
Association of Professional Piercers
(site description) |
professional piercers |
choosing a piercer, a piercing, or jewelry; taking care of your new piercing |
Why does the APP oppose "stud guns" used for ear piercing? |
TeensHealth
(site description) |
doctors review all the information |
mental health, sex, sleep, food, fitness, diseases, school, jobs, safety |
Should I go on a diet? |
Nineline from Covenant House
(site description) |
crisis counselors who speak English and Spanish |
homelessness, running away, shelters, abuse, family, sex, rape, suicide, jobs |
What should you do if your family is abusive and you want to run away? |
Adolessons - Teen Advice by Lucie Walters
(site description) |
Lucie Walters, an educator with training in crisis, suicide prevention, and rape counseling |
running away, sex, rape, relationships, drugs, alcohol, abortion, friends, religion, racism |
What can you do about a friend who flirts with every guy she sees, even though she has a boyfriend? |
National Dropout Prevention Center - Family/Student Resources
(site description) |
The NDPC/N gives links to "Reasons to stay in school" and how to "Help someone else stay in school". You can also e-mail them at ndpc@clemson.edu. |
homework, ESL, GED, learning disabilities, sports, community, friends, family, college |
Should I drop out of school? |
About.com on Finishing High School
(site description) |
Find out how to get a high school diploma or high school equivalency if you left school, as well as other helpful links like on how to study for the GED. |
homework, ESL, GED, learning disabilities, sports, community, friends, family, college |
How can I finish high school or get my GED? |
Planned Parenthood
(site description) |
Planned Parenthood staff or gynecologist/obstetricians |
sex and sexuality, STDs, pregnancy, abortion, relationships, parenting |
If you miss your period, does that mean you’re pregnant? |
Get Counselling
(site description) |
trained volunteer counselors |
family, friends, sex and dating, feelings, bullying, drugs, school, health, violence |
Should you tell your parents if you start smoking? |
Connexions Direct
(site description) |
advisers trained in working with young people |
careers, school, health, family, friends, housing, travel, learning disabilities |
What should you do if your friend is saying racist things? |
Dr. Drew
(site description) |
Drew Pinsky, a medical doctor, and occasional guest doctors |
sex, drugs, health, relationships, self-esteem, diets |
Can a guy get a yeast infection? |
ClubAC.com
(site description) |
young people who remain abstinent themselves or pro-abstinence NBA star A.C. Green |
sex, STDs, virginity, abstinence, dating |
How do I know when I'm ready to have sex? |
- Teen Growth (back to top)
- http://www.teengrowth.com/
- From the "About Teengrowth" page: "TeenGrowth offers a secure environment to search for, request and receive valuable health care information on topics such as alcohol, drugs, emotions, health, family, friends, school, sex and sports." The site’s "Medical Advisory Board, comprising well-known and respected physicians in the pediatric community, oversees all content on the site, thereby guaranteeing its medical accuracy."
- Go Ask Alice! (back to top)
- http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
- From the site’s "About Go Ask Alice!" page: "Go Ask Alice! is a health Q&A Internet service. It works to provide readers with reliable, accessible information and a range of thoughtful perspectives so that they can make responsible decisions concerning their health and well-being."
- Association of Professional Piercers (back to top)
- http://www.safepiercing.org/
- From the site: "The APP is an international non-profit association dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information related to body piercing to piercers, health care providers and the general public. This site contains a wealth of factual information about body piercing. "
- TeensHealth (back to top)
- http://www.teenshealth.org/teen/
- Provides doctor-approved information and advice to questions teens have. Examples are: tattoos, the right weight for your height, is your penis nornal, menstruation, why do you get acne, and cutting.
- Nineline from Covenant House (back to top)
- http://nineline.org/
- A free hotline (1-800-999-9999) and website giving advice to teens. Covenant House is "the largest privately-funded childcare agency in the United States providing shelter and service to homeless and runaway youth."
- Adolessons - Teen Advice by Lucie Walters (back to top)
- http://www.lucie.com/
- Lucie Walter’s is a syndicated teen advice columnist. Her latest column and other resources for teens are available from her site.
- National Dropout Prevention Center - Family/Student Resources (back to top)
- http://www.dropoutprevention.org/resource/family_student/default.htm
- The NDPC/N's mission "is to serve as a research center and resource network for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to reshape school and community environments to meet the needs of youth in at-risk situations so these students receive the quality education and services necessary to succeed academically and graduate from high school."
- About.com: High School Completion for Adult Students (back to top)
- http://adulted.about.com/od/finishhighschool/High_School_Completion_for_Adult_Students_Finish_High_School.htm
- "Information on high school leavers and how to get a high school diploma or high school equivalency such as the GED."
- Planned Parenthood (back to top)
- http://www.plannedparenthood.org
- Provides a wealth of information for young adults. In particular, check out the section on Sex and Health Advice for Teens, Ask Dr. Cullins (a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist), and Ask Planned Parenthood, the site’s tri-weekly column.
- Get Counselling at Kids Help Phone (back to top)
- http://kidshelp.sympatico.ca/en/counselling/ask.asp?sec=1&sb=3
- Website from our neighbors to the north where you can post questions anonymously and get answers from trained counsellors. Kids Help Phone is a hotline for Canadians only, but you can post questions to it and browse/search through previously asked questions.
- Connexions Direct: information & advice for young people [a UK site] (back to top)
- http://www.connexions-direct.com/
- A UK site that nonetheless offers good advice to young people on this side of the pond. Many of the resources are for those living in the United Kingdom, however.
- Dr. Drew (back to top)
- http://www.drdrew.com/
- Dr. Drew has had a syndicated radio talk show for years and co-hosted MTV’s Loveline. You can also see him on Strictly Sex With Dr. Drew on the Discovery Health Channel. He’s a medical doctor with 20 years of experience providing medical help to teens for over 20 years.
- Club AC (back to top)
- http://www.acgreen.com/abstinence/
- Questions answered by young people who remain abstinent themselves or pro-abstinence NBA star A.C. Green.
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