Teen LINKS

PPMNJ’s teen peer health education internship program, Teen LINKS, provides high school students with the opportunity to grow into young leaders, educators, and activists within their own community. Paid Teen LINKS interns provide peer-to-peer sexuality education through workshops, social media, and more. For more information about this internship, please click here or email [email protected]. 

Our educators hold an Annual Teen LINKS Summer Training event for teens applying to the Teen LINKS Internship Program. PPMNJ partners with local partners to educate trainees on topics including birth control, healthy relationships, public speaking, social justice issues, and more.

March 31^st 2023 is the next Teen Life Conference! The Teen Life Conference is an opportunity to bring high school students together from Essex, Passaic, and Hudson Counties to learn, unlearn, and have productive discussions about various aspects of adolescence, including healthy relationship communication, safer sex, harm reduction regarding substance use, social media & body image, and equity and inclusion. If you would like more information on the conference, please contact Jessica Preleski, Director of Education, at [email protected] 

Our teen peer health educators, Teen LINKS, will facilitate healthy, honest, and open conversations about sexuality with their peers, family, and community. The Teen LINKS provide sexuality education presentations and workshops for their communities.