As society continues to evolve, so too must our approach to education, particularly when it comes to comprehensive sexuality education. Children in grades K-12 are at a critical stage in […]
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Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights, Sex Ed
By Isabelle Christie, Special Contributor to Maine Family Planning Nearly a billion people around the world might be menstruating on any given day. (The World Bank, 2020.) Still, despite its […]
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Health Care, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Justice, Sex Ed
By Isabelle Christie, Special Contributor to Maine Family Planning On my first day of sixth grade, my mother gave me a gift: a small, floral pouch with two pads secured […]
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Birth Control, Family Planning, Get Involved, Health Care, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights, Sex Ed
We asked Laura Parent, an intern on our Prevention team, to reflect on her time with MFP. We were deeply moved by her response and we are honored to share […]
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Maine Family Planning’s Education Department enjoyed spending the month of May sharing helpful resources for educators, parents, and youth as part of #SexEdForAll Month. See our past posts here and […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly made delivery of comprehensive, medically-accurate sexuality education more challenging. Some classroom or community-based educators feel uncertain about how to teach the subject via distance learning, […]
Read MoreThis May, we’re joining groups all around the country to celebrate — and demand! — Sex Ed for All. Launched last year, Sex Ed for All Month is a re-imagining […]
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Are you an educator who is responsible for teaching young people about their bodies, healthy relationships, or sexual health? Are you struggling to teach health topics, puberty, or sex ed […]
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Abortion, Birth Control, HIV/AIDS, Sex Ed
Pop quiz: Carmen is 14 years old, lives in Maine, and wants to go on birth control, but doesn’t want to ask their parents. Can Carmen get a birth control […]
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One of the topics MFP’s Prevention Program covers in its comprehensive sexuality education curriculum is healthy relationships. Patients also confidentially discuss their relationships with MFP clinicians during regular wellness visits. […]
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