Sex education legislation follows a hierarchy, where federal legislation takes precedent over any state legislation, and it continues down the chain. At the state level, only 3 states require comprehensive sex education (CSE); and 1 requires CSE but upon further examination, this policy does not align with national standards.
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is recognized as a critical tool for addressing sexuality & reproductive health challenges among adolescents. Dr. Sara Baumann's study explored multi-level impacts of an innovative CSE program in Madagascar which employed young adult CSE educators to teach a 3-year curriculum in government middle schools across the country. The program has impacted the lives of students, their parents, their schools, their communities, and broader structural issues.
Dr. Ashley Hill and her team developed an empowerment-intersectional framework for sexual health and substance use prevention programming to address gendered racism against Black girls.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37166152/
Dr. Martina Anto-Ocrah and her team conducted a review of 1045 studies, 16 of which were included. They found that comprehensive sexuality education between parents and adolescents is lacking in Africa south of the Sahara, depriving young people of critical sexual health information.
Read more about their findings here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37051962/
