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The Ohio Youth Summit 2009
On October 17th, 103 teens, college students, parents, and educators from across Ohio convened in Columbus because they all care about one thing: comprehensive sex education. The Ohio Youth Summit, sponsored by Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio, was the largest of its kind here in Ohio and succeeded in bringing together a diverse group committed to the same issue. Our purpose was to inform and inspire and we did just that!
The Youth Summit attendees now know what to do in their communities and schools to help bring an end to abstinence-only programs and start giving our youth the information and tools they need to make smart and safe decisions.
Youth Summit attendees participated in various comprehensive sex education lessons that helped everyone understand what is included in an age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education curriculum.
Additional Youth Summit sessions included:
- A briefing by PPAO Legislative Director Gary Dougherty on The Act for Our Children's Future - current legislation in the Ohio General Assembly that would put an end to abstinence-only programs in our schools.
- Breakout sessions to teach Comprehensive Sex Ed advocacy techniques in communities, on campus, and online.
- A panel discussion on how Abstinence-Only programming is medically inaccurate and ignores the educational needs of the LGBT community, sexually active teens, and victims of assault.
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