The "S" Word Project: Getting Teens Around the World Engaged in Solutions

Show Guest: Erin Thompson

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 48.6% of teen boys and girls between the ages of 14 & 19 are sexually active. Of that group nearly a quarter have had more than one partner. Many of these young people engage in sexual risk behaviors that can result in unintended health outcomes. Erin Thompson, Executive Director of The "S" Word Project, pushing the topic into meaningful discussions with teens can only be good because the silence is literally killing us. Erin believes it is time to get teens around the world talking about their relationships and sex in a supportive, confidential, non-judgmental environment while developing critical thinking and communications skills that will set them up to win in life. Having such a conversation will solve the issues generation gaps cause as well.