Healthy Choices, Healthy Lives is a community
based program focusing on the psychological,
emotional and health benefits available to
children who abstain from having sex.
The program is a State and Federally funded
non-sectarian initiative administered by
Catholic Charities-Ogdensburg Diocese.
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Community Forums to assess individual community needs.
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Workshops held at summer camps, after school programs, religious education centers and public schools where invited.
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Parent Education/Child Communication Classes.
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Speakers Bureau at the local event.
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Male outreach course.
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Youth Development Outing program.
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Mentoring program utilizing older teenagers who value abstinence as a life-style.
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Differentiating between love and infatuation.
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Self value and respect of others.
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Communication and refusal skills.
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Marriage.
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Successful dating.
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Media and cultural influences.
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The consequences of becoming sexually active.
- The emotional benefits and freedom of choosing to delay sexual activity.
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It is one of the most important decisions you will make. When you have sex with someone the relationship changes forever, don’t let anyone tell you different.
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- Plan for the Future
- Think about Yourself
- Find True Love
- Date Different People
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- WORRY
- Serious Diseases
- Abandonment
- Pregnancy
- Hurting Someone
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