$100,000 to teach teen girls Condom Negotiation

[Odessa78]

The administration is funding a $100,000 study of pregnant and "at-risk" 14-17-year-old girls on probation in Houston, Texas to determine ways to help them choose safer lifestyles and avoid pregnancy, including better "condom negotiation" tactics.

The National Institutes of Health, part of the Health and Human Services Department, is providing a University of Houston researcher the money because of the lack of study of female teen juveniles in trouble with the law.

The school said the study, "Choices - Teen: A Bundled Risk Reduction Intervention for Juvenile Justice Females," will include 30 at-risk girls, ages 14-17, on intensive probation with the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department.

The goal, said the school, is to determine if intervention programs will help the kids make better life decisions.

According to Danielle Parish, the assistant professor at the school's Graduate College of Social Work who is conducting the NIH-funded effort, one of the big problems young girls need to learn is how to talk their boyfriends into using condoms.

According to the school's release, "Parrish notes one of the big issues for this population of adolescent girls is condom negotiation. They may have a boyfriend who says it isn't 'cool' to use a condom. To prepare the girls for these types of situations, the counselors and pediatricians will teach them how to negotiate condom use with their partner. The intervention also helps empower and motivate girls to make healthier choices regarding their alcohol use, smoking and prevention of unplanned pregnancy."
Feds: $100,000 to teach teen girls 'condom negotiation' | WashingtonExaminer.com

[b23hqb]

Still won't work in the 'hood. Paychecks for babies still override preventative sex.

In all 'hoods, regardless of race.

[stockgirl]

High School nurses' offices just need the power to pass out condoms at free will. Problem solved.

[struggler44]

Wrap it and tap it.......pretty simple

[bcp (Premo)]

Originally Posted by stockgirl

High School nurses' offices just need the power to pass out condoms at free will. Problem solved.

drugs and beer too, that way the little tykes can learn to handle their party drug of choice.
No need to give the parents any say over the matter.

[Inkd]

Originally Posted by b23hqb

Still won't work in the 'hood. Paychecks for babies still override preventative sex.

In all 'hoods, regardless of race.

Used to be having a child as a teen was a huge scandal. Now it's a F'n paycheck and a way to get your own "reality" show.

[bcp (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Inkd

Used to be having a child as a teen was a huge scandal. Now it's a F'n paycheck and a way to get your own "reality" show.

Used to be that adults playing with condoms with 14 year olds was considered wrong. Looks like they plan to throw that rule out of the window.

[Inkd]

Originally Posted by bcp

Used to be that adults playing with condoms with 14 year olds was considered wrong. Looks like they plan to throw that rule out of the window.

Not really sure what you mean by this? Are you talking about schools passing out condoms?

[Lurk]

Wouldn't it be better to teach young girls how to control their gag reflex? You might have situations in which it is better to not gag and other occasions where it would be better to puke up whatever undesirable substance you've put into your stomach.

[NextJen]

Condom negotiation -

Her: You have to wear one so I don't get pregnant
Him: But it cuts off the feeling
Her: You have to wear one so I don't get pregnant
Him: It's ok, I'll pull out in time
Her: You have to wear one so I don't get pregnant
Him: If you love me, you wouldn't ask me to wear one
Her: You have to wear one so I don't get pregnant
Him: How about a bj?