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Follow the links below to find information about sexual issues for young people.
Updated July 2009
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Teenage health
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Better Health Channel
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Health issues for teenagers include negotiating sex and making choices about social and illicit drug use. Alcohol and cigarettes are the most common drugs used by teenagers. Young men are more likely than young women to take drugs, drink alcohol or commit suicide. Body image can also be associated with health problems including crash dieting, eating disorders and obesity.
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Dec 2009
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Partying safely - schoolies week
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Better Health Channel
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Partying at Schoolies Week can be fun but you need to be aware of the risks. These include accidents, robbery, violence and sexual assault. Think about where you will draw the line on sex, alcohol and drugs, try not to drink too much and agree with your friends to look out for each other.
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Nov 2009
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Balanitis
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Balanitis is a health problem that only males get. The head of the penis becomes red and blotchy.
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Feb 2010
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Talking sex with teens
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Parents and teenagers can find it difficult to talk to each other at the best of times, but especially so when talking on an emotional topic like sex.
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Nov 2009
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Contraception
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Contraception is when you take some action to prevent a pregnancy as a result of sexual activity.
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Feb 2010
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Contraception
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Many parents are worried about their teenagers' sexual well being and want to protect them from harm and unnecessary suffering.
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Nov 2009
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Same-sex attracted parents
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The issues for young people who have one or more parents, or a guardian, who identifies as gay, lesbian, or bi-sexual are not often considered.
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Oct 2009
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Child development: 12-15 years
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The early adolescent years are a time of rapid change physically, socially and emotionally. In all areas of life it is the beginning of your child's transition from childhood to adulthood and probably a bit of wandering in nobody's-land on the way.
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Sep 2009
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Coming out
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Many young people come to realise, often during their secondary school years, that they are gay, or lesbian or bisexual. Coming out means becoming aware of your sexuality, and telling other people about it.
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Feb 2010
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Are you ready for sex?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Young people can feel a lot of pressure to have sex. Friends may tell you they're all doing it, you may feel pressured by a particular person, or you might feel that it's expected of you from a girlfriend or boyfriend.
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Aug 2009
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Are you ready for sex?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Young people can feel a lot of pressure to have sex. Friends may tell you they're all doing it (sometimes even if they're not), and you see it on the TV and in the movies. You might also feel pressured by a particular person,
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Aug 2009
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Alcohol - teenagers
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Better Health Channel
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Alcohol or booze is widely used by teenagers. 'Binge drinking', drink driving and unsafe sex can all result from the misuse of alcohol. Alcohol is responsible for most drug-related deaths in the teenage population.
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Jul 2009
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Sexuality
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Sexuality is a combination of people's sex, their sexual feelings for others, their feelings about themselves as sexual beings, their ............
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Feb 2010
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Sexuality
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Sexuality is a combination of people's sex, their sexual feelings for others, their feelings about themselves as sexual beings, their sexual orientation and their sexual behaviour.
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Feb 2010
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Puberty - what it looks like
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Puberty often begins at about 10 years of age, but you can't see any outward signs then. Physical changes become more obvious at about 13 - 16 years for most boys and about 11 - 14 for most girls.
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Feb 2010
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Puberty - boy changes, girl changes
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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As you begin to go through puberty you grow taller, stronger, heavier, hairier, smellier, moodier and you may get pimples!
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Jun 2009
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What is puberty?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Apart from the first year of your lives, the most growing that you do happens during puberty.
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Jun 2009
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Gender (how you behave as a male or female)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Where you live in the world, what your cultural background is have a big influence on how you behave as a male or female in your society.
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Apr 2009
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Internet safety
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The net can be a lot a lot of fun but young people using the internet need to be aware of the dangers, scams and rip-offs that are out there, and how to avoid them.
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Feb 2009
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Girlfriends and boyfriends
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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We have many different relationships in our lives with friends at school, teachers, people we work with, our parents, brothers and sisters. This topic is about our more personal relationships with boyfriends and girlfriends.
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Feb 2009
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