Program Components
- HIV prevention curriculum emphasizing safer sex, including information about both abstinence and condoms
- Eight culturally appropriate sessions, each lasting 60 minutes
- Experiential activities included to build skills to delay initiating sex and to communicate with partners
- Educator training recommended
Intended Participants
- African American youth, ages 11 to 13 (adaptations for White, Asian and Latino youth have shown to be promising)
- Middle school students / sixth and seventh graders
- Urban youth
Evaluation Findings
- Delayed initiation of sexual intercourse
- Reduced frequency of sex
- Reduced incidence of unprotected sex
- Increased condom use
*Source: Advocates for Youth, Science and Success, 2nd Edition