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. 2020 Feb;110(2):154-156.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305468. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

A Pornography Literacy Program for Adolescents

Emily F Rothman  1 , Nicole Daley  1 , Jess Alder  1
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A Pornography Literacy Program for Adolescents

Emily F Rothman et al. Am J Public Health. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

In 2016, in response to concern about the impact of pornography on adolescents, the Boston Public Health Commission partnered with a university researcher to develop a nine-session media literacy curriculum on pornography for adolescents. The curriculum was pilot-tested with five small classes of adolescents between 2016 and 2019 (n = 31). Many adult teachers of sex education also expressed interest in being trained to use the curriculum, so our team has now trained 300 adults to use it.

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