Category: Adolescent Sexuality

Why We Wrote a Handbook for Child Welfare Providers

April 28, 2021 Dr. Karen Rayne
While working as a case manager for youth in foster care, Monica realized that she had little idea how to provide information to youth to educate them about sex, sexuality, and their health. She saw a clear need after having very young adolescents ask for pregnancy tests, trying to explain…
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Teaching MS and HS Sex Ed Online During a Pandemic

March 24, 2020 Dr. Karen Rayne
Are you about to teach comprehensive sexuality education online for middle or high school students for the first time ever? You’re not alone. Many people are prepping without any substantial information, experience, or even research on how to do it! Below are ten tips from UN|HUSHED on how to present…
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Evidence Informed vs Evidence Based

February 11, 2020 Sam McAllery
A common query UN|HUSHED receives is about our reasons behind using an evidence-informed approach instead of an evidence-based approach to write our curricula. While many types of curricula are valid and have their place in sexuality education, there are specific reasons why UN|HUSHED prefers to write our curricula using an…
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UN|HUSHED: The High School Curriculum

October 24, 2018 Dr. Karen Rayne
This week we are SO THRILLED to announce that our brand new high school curriculum is up and available for purchase and use! UN|HUSHED: The High School Curriculum, by Karen Rayne, PhD and Kirsten deFur, MPH is available exclusively through our online portal, accessible when you are logged into your account. This…
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