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Our Favorite Links

There are many individuals, schools, recreation centers, community centers and other organizations working to improve the health and well-being of young people. We've gathered together some of our favorites here. These are not complete lists. Search www.google.com or www.yahoo.com, browse your paper yellow pages, or ask an adult to help you find additional organizations.

All Time Favorite Youth Health Site
Bay Area Clinics
Body Image, Nutrition, and Fitness
Drug Information & Policy
For Girls
HIV/AIDS
Queer Youth
Sexual Health & Reproductive Rights
Substance Use Treatment
Support after Violence, Sexual Assault
Support for Anxiety, Depression, Stress (Mental Health)

All Time Favorite Youth Health Site:

Scarleteen
www.scarleteen.com

Bay Area Clinics

Clinica de la Raza
www.laclinica.org

Cole Street Clinic
www.huckleberryyouth.org/cole.html

Dimensions Clinic @ Castro Mission Health Center
one of our community partners

Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic
www.hafci.org

Larkin Street Clinic
www.larkinstreetyouth.org

Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services
www.lyon-martin.org

Mission Neighborhood Health Center
www.mnhc.org

San Francisco Department of Public Health's Health Center Directory
www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/healthcenters.htm

Women's Choice Clinic
www.womenschoiceclinic.org

Women's Community Clinic
www.thewomensclinic.org

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Body Image, Nutrition, and Fitness

About Face
www.about-face.org

Bay Area Girls Center
www.bayareagirlscenter.org

Canfit
www.canfit.org

Tall Ship Sailing Academy for Girls
www.tallshipsemester.org

YMCA - Berkeley-Albany
www.baymca.org

YMCA - Oakland and other East Bay
www.ymcaeastbay.org

YMCA of San Francisco
ymcasf.org

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Drug Information and Policy

Breaking the Chains
www.breakchains.org

Drug Policy Alliance
www.drugpolicy.org

Erowid (drug information)
www.erowid.org

Harm Reduction Coalition
www.harmreduction.org

The Real Cost of Prisons Project
www.realcostofprisons.org

Safety First
www.safety1st.org

Students for a Sensible Drug Policy
www.ssdp.org

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For Girls

About Face
www.about-face.org

Bay Area Girls Center
www.bayareagirlscenter.org

Girls, Inc. (Alameda County)
www.girlsinc-alameda.org

Girls, Inc. (National)
www.girlsinc.org

MySistahs
www.mysistahs.org
A site by and for young women of color featuring articles and information on body image, organizing for change in our communities, and connecting with other young women of color.

Studio 2B (Girl Scouts)
www.studio2b.org

Tall Ship Sailing Academy for Girls
www.tallshipsemester.org

Women's Choice Clinic
www.womenschoiceclinic.org

Women's Community Clinic
www.thewomensclinic.org

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HIV/AIDS

see the links in our Reality Archive

HIV Stops With Me
hivstopswithme.org
This site features folks living with HIV talking about their own experience and the decisions they continue to make to prevent the spread of HIV.

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Queer Youth

see also resources in our Vital Signs excerpts

Bay Area:

API Wellness Center
www.apiwellness.org

GSA Network
www.gsanetwork.org

Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center
www.lyric.org

Proyecto ContraSIDA Por Vida
www.pcpv.org

National:

Advocates for Youth
www.advocatesforyouth.org/glbtq.htm

National Youth Advocacy Council
www.nyacyouth.org

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Sexual Health & Reproductive Rights

check out our resources related to pregnancy, abortion, and emergency contraception in our Spill article "The Procedure"

additional links coming soon

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Substance Use Treatment

coming soon

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Support after Violence, Sexual Assault

check out our resources related to support after sexual assault in the exerpt from A Young Woman's Survival Guide

additional links coming soon

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Support for Anxiety, Depression, Stress (Mental Health)

coming soon

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