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Get a Sneak Peek of Bedsider

Have you heard about Bedsider.org, the newest program developed for young women by The National Campaign? If not, you are cordially invited to a preview of Bedsider given by the team that developed it.
Bedsider is an innovative birth control support network that lives online and on mobile devices, too.  And it's totally free.  It doesn't look, sound, or act like any medical information you've seen before.  It serves up clear, solid facts and advice about birth control and about a lot of other things, too.  And it does so with humor, edge, and candor.
We are offering an informational webinar about Bedsider on two different dates in hopes that at least one will fit your schedule.  Join us on:
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In these previews, we'll demonstrate how Bedsider can help women find a birth control method that's right for them-and stick with it-until they're ready to have a child.  

Sarah Brown, President and CEO of The National Campaign, will lead this briefing along with Bill Albert, Chief Program Officer, and Lawrence Swiader, Senior Director of Digital Media.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn about Bedsider from the team that developed it. 
     
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Videopalooza

Over the last few weeks, the Campaign has released a number of video offerings.  Missed one (or some) of our fantastic videos?  Get back in the loop here:
  • Can guys buy emergency contraception over the counter? Find out the answer in a brand new Fact or Fiction animated short from Bedsider.org. If you haven't seen the full oeuvre of Fact of Fiction videos, do yourself a favor and watch the magic.
  • October is Let's Talk Month-a time to underscore the importance of parent/child communication about sex, love, and relationships. A new National Campaign video, Demasiado Joven, features Latino teen parents sharing their own personal stories about parenthood. Watch the video below and download the discussion guide. We hope that this video helps initiate a few parent/child conversations in October and beyond.
  • Also premiering for Let's Talk Month is a series of eleven new videos for parents. Two of the videos feature a group of nine teens offering advice to parents about when to start conversations about sex, how to start them, and what to say. The other nine videos focus specifically on advice from an individual teen.
  • Last but certainly not least are a series of new relationship videos. Each Friday over the course of the next six weeks, a new video will be posted on StayTeen.org. One four-minute video features teens talking generally about relationships; eight shorter videos feature teens addressing a specific question about relationships. In the latest video, young people opine on the best relationship advice they have ever received.

   
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New Polling Show Parents Talk to their Teens about Sex but Shy Away from Tougher Topics

New polling released this week by the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health (CLAFH) at New York University's Silver School of Social Work and Planned Parenthood Federation of America show that 82% of parents have talked to their children about topics related to sex and sexuality whereas only 60% have talked to their teens about contraception.
The poll, titled Let's Talk: Are Parents Tackling Crucial Conversations about Sex?, was released on October 3, and is a nationally representative survey of parents, measuring their comfort level and attitudes with regard to talking to their children about sex.
 
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Two Great New Resources

We're always on the hunt for great resources, and here are two new ones that we love:
     
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