Online Resources

Looking for information on birth control and emergency contraception, visit the Sexuality and U website.

Looking for easy to understand information about sexual health, puberty, menstruation, gender and relationships?

Visit Planned Parenthood Toronto’s site for youth, www.spiderbytes.ca. This informative site also offers a live chat so you can have your sexual health questions or concerns answered by teens who know and understand.

Want to know how “sex savvy” you are?

Try the RU Sex Savvy Quiz on this site operated by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. http://www.planetahead.ca/under.cfm?sub_page=savvy

Questions about your sexual identity? Need support or information?

You’ll find all you need to contact GLBTQ support organizations at www.youthsafe.net. This site is a collaborative effort of many Alberta organizations. The Calgary Police took a lead role in developing this site.

For more information about sexual identity issues and services in Alberta, visit www.glbtalberta.com.

Want some basics on sexually transmitted infections, puberty, sex versus love, or peer pressure?

Check out www.iwannaknow.org, the website for the American Social Health Association.

For a site with lots of information on a broad range of sexuality issues that’s dedicated to teaching you about sexuality and relationships:

Visit www.teenwire.com , the official youth website of Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Everyone has a right to sexuality without violence.

Click here www.yesmeansyes.com if you want to learn more about how respect can end sexual violence. This website is developed by the Women’s Sexual Assault Centre, Victoria, B.C.

Here are some more sites with information specifically for youth:

http://www.ppfc.ca/ppfc/content.asp?articleid=40 - Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada.

http://www.teachingsexualhealth.ca/parentstudent/pages/students.html - Calgary Health Region and Alberta Health and Wellness

Additional information sites:

www.healthlinkalberta.ca - Calgary Health Region and Capital Health Region

www.canadian-health-network.ca - Public Health Agency of Canada

Safeworks - A prevention and education program, with a harm reduction philosphy.