May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and tomorrow, May 1, is the 12th Annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. On the National Day and throughout the month of May, teens nationwide will be asked to visit StayTeen.org to participate in the popular National Day Quiz, which delivers teen pregnancy prevention messages and challenges [...]
About Janis Williamson
Janis is the coalition coordinator at Teen Have Choices, where she blogs, tweets, over-uses commas, mixes metaphors, and works on her to-do list. Janis and her husband, Keith, live in Sharpsburg with their three cats and three miniature donkeys.
April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
If you are a teenager, you’ve never known a world without HIV and AIDS. Want to change this for future generations? Join us today as we participate in the first National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day – a day to learn about the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people as well as a day [...]
#tobaccotargetsme – A Kick Butts Day Game Changer
Teens Have Choices invites you to participate in Kick Butts Day 2013 on March 20. Join the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: For decades, Big Tobacco has marketed its deadly and addictive products to young people like you. Thanks to a 2009 law passed by Congress, the Food and Drug Administration has restricted some forms of [...]
Memorial Recreation to Host Candlelight Vigil
Young people in our community have been touched by violence and by the tragic loss of a young life this week. Memorial Recreation Center, Inc. is hosting a candlelight vigil at 7 pm on Monday, February 25, as part of a STOP the VIOLENCE/STOP the ABUSE campaign. Together, we can work together to recognize and [...]
Join us January 21 for the “I Have a Dream…” photo booth for teens and children
In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!” Dr. King had a powerful vision for our [...]
Is it bad that I drink and I’m only 17?
At Teens Have Choices, we invite teens to ask about anything that’s on their minds, and we do our best to provide a response that is both sincere and caring, while pointing out additional resources that may be needed. If one teen is asking, we know that other teens are wondering the same thing, but [...]
You Can Quit for Good During the Great American Smokeout
Today is the 37th Great American Smokeout, a day when smokers can challenge themselves to give up tobacco for one day in hopes of quitting for good. By quitting — even for one day — smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk. [...]
Teen Question: What if you feel pressured to have sex with your boyfriend because you’re afraid to lose him?
At Teens Have Choices, we invite teens to ask about anything that’s on their minds, and we do our best to provide a response that is both sincere and caring, while pointing out additional resources that may be needed. If one teen is asking, we know that other teens are wondering the same thing, but [...]
