What the Research Says

California Parents’ Preferences and Beliefs Regarding School-Based Sex Education Policy. N.A. Constantine, P Jerman, A.X. Huang. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2007, 39(3):167-175.

Denford, S., Abraham, C., Campbell, R., & Busse, H. (2017). A comprehensive review of reviews of school-based interventions to improve sexual-health. Health psychology review, 11(1), 33-52.

Goldfarb, E. S., & Lieberman, L. D. (2021). Three decades of research: The case for comprehensive sex education. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(1), 13-27. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X20304560 

Jarpe-Ratner, E. (2020). How can we make LGBTQ+-inclusive sex education programmes truly inclusive? A case study of Chicago Public Schools’ policy and curriculum. Sex Education, 20(3), 283-299.

Kantor, L., Levitz, N., & Holstrom, A. (2020). Support for sex education and teenage pregnancy prevention programmes in the USA: Results from a national survey of likely voters. Sex Education, 20(3), 239-251.

Miedema, E., Le Mat, M. L., & Hague, F. (2020). But is it comprehensive? Unpacking the ‘comprehensive’ in comprehensive sexuality education. Health Education Journal, 79(7), 747-762.

Phan, A., & Spickard, M. (2018). Comprehensive Sex Education vs. Abstinence-Only Sex Education In Preventing Teen Pregnancy.

Petersen, M. G. (2022). Sexual Socialization Through Modern Forms of Media: In Defense of Comprehensive Sexual Education.

Santelli, J. S., Grilo, S. A., Choo, T. H., Diaz, G., Walsh, K., Wall, M., ... & Mellins, C. A. (2018). Does sex education before college protect students from sexual assault in college?. PloS one, 13(11), e0205951.

Schneider, M., & Hirsch, J. S. (2020). Comprehensive sexuality education as a primary prevention strategy for sexual violence perpetration. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 21(3), 439-455.

Sperling, J. (2021). Comprehensive sexual health education and intersex (in) visibility: an ethnographic exploration inside a California high school classroom. Sex Education, 21(5), 584-599.

Treacy, A. C., Taylor, S. S., & Abernathy, T. V. (2018). Sexual health education for individuals with disabilities: A call to action. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 13(1), 65-93.

Valladares, E. S. (2010). Young Women Speak Out! Perspectives and Implications of Reproductive Health, Rights & Justice Policies. Los Angeles: California Latinas for Reproductive Justice.