NC teens can now text for answers about sex
North Carolina teens, comfortable using text messaging for communications big and small, can now turning to a text line for information about sexuality and relationships.
Posted — UpdatedThe BrdsNBz text line has been so successful that it's been replicated in South Carolina, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Indiana and New Mexico.
SHIFT NC (Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens) is a statewide nonprofit with the goal of improving the sexual knowledge and health of adolescents and young adults. In 2005, SHIFT organizers decided to communicate with teens in their format of choice – text message.
“We get a lot of questions about very basic things about sex, what sex is and how you define that," Jackson said.
SHIFT NC also has initiatives to help teens understand and avoid unwanted pregnancies, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.
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