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    Taking Care of Your Changing Body
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Taking Care of Your Changing Body

• Taking Care of Your Body  
  From sweating to bad breath, from zits to body piercings, and from getting rid of hair to body image, find the answers about your changing body and how to take care of it. 

• What about Sexual Health? 
  TeensHealth.org is here to give you the facts about all aspects of sexual health with articles about puberty, sexual development, menstruation and reproductive health, STDs and infections, and birth control.

• Preventing Unwanted Touch 
  Giving consent is all about communication. Find out here what consent looks like.  CALL the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673) if you are in crisis, or chat online at hotline.rainn.org.  If you are in immediate danger, call 911.  The National Center for Youth Law can give you more information about sexual consent in California. 

• More than Just Sex Video Series 
  From Community Health Network’s Teens P.A.C.T.  Made by and for youth, the More Than Just Sex Video Series is aimed at empowering young people to make positive decisions, create social change, and reduce the rates of teen pregnancy, STD's and HIV.

• The Healthy Sexual Development Project
  The Healthy Sexual Development Workgroup was formed by the California Department of Social Services in February of 2016 to address concerns regarding youth and non-minor dependents in foster care and their reproductive health. The workgroup was formed with the goal of producing a statewide pregnancy prevention plan for foster youth and non-minor dependents and to create other informational resources regarding healthy sexual development. Learn more by visiting the Healthy Sexual Development Project website. 

Teen Legal Guide to Sex, Pregnancy and Parenting

The National Center for Youth Law answers legal questions about teen sex, pregnancy and parenting in this online legal guide – including answers specific to being in foster care:

• As a foster child, do I have a right to get birth control?

• Can someone force me to go on birth control?

• What rights do I have if I’m pregnant but in Foster Care?

• How do I protect myself from Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)?

• Will anyone find out if I get an STI?

• What is Emergency Contraception and how can I get it?

• What rights do I have if I get pregnant in Foster Care?

• What do I need to know if I’m having a baby while in Foster Care?

• What are my rights and responsibilities as a teen parent in Foster Care?

For more information, go to: the online California Teen Legal Guide to Sex, Pregnancy and Parenting, a project of the National Center for Youth Law. Also check out the Cheat Sheet of Rights for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Under Age 18 in California.

Drug and Alcohol Use

Smoking, drinking, and doing drugs can affect people's lives. Is your life affected?
Find out here: http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/drug-alcohol/?WT.ac=t-nav

Coping with an Alcohol Parent

http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/coping-alcoholic.html?WT.ac=ctg

Dealing with Addiction

http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/addictions.html?WT.ac=ctg

Binge Drinking

http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/binge-drink.html?WT.ac=ctg

Gambling Addiction

http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/gambling.html?WT.ac=ctg

Prescription Drug Abuse

http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/prescription-drug-abuse.html?WT.ac=ctg

Drugs, Alcohol and Abuse

http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/drugs-alcohol-abuse/