Peer to Peer
Planned Parenthood's Teen Peer Education Program is an award-winning, comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention program. Developed in 1995, the program provides 38 hours of education, in collaboration with local youth-serving organizations. The teens, 12-17 years of age, learn about abstinence, birth control, communication skills, dating and relationships, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. The program promotes sexual responsibility, increases teens’ interpersonal skills, and provides accurate and age-appropriate information about sex, sexual health and risk reduction.
Awards:
National
• 1997 PePe Award from Planned Parenthood Federation of America
• 1998 Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Merit award
Local
• 2000 FOCUS St. Louis "What’s Right with the Region" award.
Results:
To date more than 1,500 Peer Educators have been trained and now serve as resource people for friends and families. To date the program has a 100% success rate with none of the participants becoming pregnant or impregnating a partner while participating in the program.
For more information, contact an educator at (314) 531-7526 ext. 329.
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