"MEDIA MADNESS 'RAP' =
R
esist media pressures to have sex,
A
void being tricked by the media,
P
rotect your future"

Media Education

MEDIA EDUCATION

Issue: Young people’s decisions about sex are influenced by what they see and hear in the media. Rarely does the media show sex or its consequences realistically. Parents need to be able to mentor their children in relation to the media.
   
Projects:  

Reducing Media Influence On Teens

Parents and Media Sex

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MEDIA MADNESS PROJECT GOAL

Reach 25,000 youth in Georgia along with 2,500 parents

PROJECT METHOD

Train 500 youth educators and 150 parent educators to present Media Madness

 

 

FUNDING

This project is funded in part by a grant from the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, US Office of Population Affairs, DHHS,
Washington, DC
M. Howard PhD
Principal Investigator
S. Nieb MSW
Co-Principal Investigator

 

Development of the curriculum funded by a gift from Jane Fonda

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