Advancing sex education in Alabama
THE ALABAMA CAMPAIGN
CHAMPIONING YOUTH
We envision access to comprehensive sexual health for adolescents throughout Alabama and advance our mission to champion healthy adolescent development through medically accurate and equitable sexual health education and services.
SB277 Puts Alabama Youth at Risk
On April 1, 2025, Senator Shey Shelnutt filed SB277, a bill that would prohibit the teaching of any sexual health education outside of “sexual risk avoidance”. Sexual risk avoidance is the rebranded term for abstinence-only-until-marriage, which is known to be a harmful attempt to control and shame young people about sexual activity while offering no…
Resources for Alabamians
We are happy to release a new resource list, developed by our UAB fall 2024 public health intern. This resource list will be updated continually by ACASH staff, and we encourage users to share updates of new resources in their area. We would also like to know whether the services you access are youth-friendly. We…
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Our Core Beliefs
The Alabama Campaign believes in the capacity of youth and in supporting that capacity through information, education, and empowerment.
The Alabama Campaign believes in the support of parents, caregivers, community-based organizations, schools, faith communities, and policy makers in addressing adolescent sexual health.
The Alabama Campaign believes in access to medically accurate and comprehensive sexual health information and care.
The Alabama Campaign believes in the diversity of opinion and the power of partnerships to affect positive change for adolescent sexual health through advocacy and awareness.
The Alabama Campaign believes in providing sexual health education that addresses the diverse needs of adolescents in Alabama regardless of race, ability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and faith.
The Alabama Campaign believes in providing support for pregnant and parenting adolescents for the development of healthy families and strong communities.
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