Welcome to Teenwise Minnesota

Teenwise Minnesota is the statewide leader in promoting adolescent sexual health, preventing adolescent pregnancy and gaining support for adolescent parents. We achieve this by developing, strengthening and advancing science-based policies and programs.

2013 Teenwise Annual Conference: Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who attended Teenwise Minnesotaâ??s Annual Conference last Thursday and Friday! Participants left inspired and re-invigorated after gaining new knowledge and skills to bring back to their communities and meeting with others committed to improving the lives of young people and families. Mark your calendars for our 23rd Annual Conference on May 1-2, 2014. Visit our conference page for a review of this yearâ??s conference.

Save The Date! May 16, 2013 Be Wise Benefit Event

Please mark your calendar for an evening of delicious food, sensational entertainment and inspired silent auction opportunities that celebrates and supports the accomplishments of Minnesota's young people.

For more information on entertainment, speakers, event details and the winner of the Mary Lee Dayton, Stand Up for Teenwise Award, please visit the Be Wise section on our website.

Advance registrations, tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available today!

New Teenwise Minnesota Publication Now Available!
Make Sexual Health Education Happen in Your School: A Guide for Advocates and Administrators

This guide (PDF) is based on the work of a coalition called the Minneapolis Urban Initiative (MUI), which formed with the goal of making sexual health education available to middle and high school students in Minneapolis, MN. Coalition members decided to document the coalitionâ??s work so that it could serve as a model for making sexual health education part of the educational agenda in other school districts. To that end, this guide is developed to assist educators, advocates, administrators and parents who hope to make sexual health education available in their schools.

2013-16 Strategic Plan

The Board and staff of Teenwise Minnesota are excited to share our newly adopted strategic plan outlining the goals, strategies and expanded work that we will be engaging in over the next three years.

In addition to this plan, you can find Teenwise Minnesota's newly adopted Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles on our website.

If you have any questions or would like to share your ideas or need more information, Teenwise welcomes the opportunity to talk with you. Please contact Executive Director, Judith Kahn at judith@teenwisemn.org or at 651-289-1382.

Did You Know?

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Teenwise Minnesota Highlights

• Implementing the National Sexuality Education Standards in Minnesota Classrooms Webinar Recording
• 2012 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report and County-Specific Reports
• National Sexuality Education Standards Webinar Recording
• CDC Report: Teen Pregnancy in the US from 1991-2009
• Minnesota 2011 STD Data
• Minnesota 2011 HIV/AIDS Data
• 2010 Minnesota Student Survey: Sexual Health Data Not So Positive (PDF)

Recent Publications

• Births: Preliminary Data for 2010 (PDF)
• State Policies in Brief: Sex and HIV Education (PDF)
• 2012 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report (PDF)
• 2013 Training and Education Calendar (PDF)s
• Teenwise Menu of Services (PDF)
• May E-Monthly