Resources for Teens

2SLGBTQ+ Resources

https://www.genderspectrum.org/ - This website is FULL of resources for parents, adults, youth and kids who are fall outside the gender binary. Find great resources to answer question on gender for your teachers, parents and for yourself too!

http://kootenaytransgender.com/online-community/ - Online community (for all ages!) and one on one support landing page for Trans Connect. Trans Connect is a transgender, intersex, and gender diverse support program for people in the Kootenays through ANKORS. Find a support group, medical referral, counseling referrals and more.

http://amaze.org - AMAZE takes the awkward out of sex ed. Real info in fun, animated videos that give you all the answers you actually want to know about sex, your body and relationships. For youth 10+

https://www.scarleteen.com/ - Sex Education for the Real World USA– real sex ed talk for teens and tweens. Fantastic resource for teens and adults.

https://roo.plannedparenthood.org/chat– Roo is a chat bot armed with non-judgmental answers to your questions on puberty, sexual attraction, safe sex and relationship. Give it a try, it’s anonymous and free!

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens – Planned Parenthood USA. Videos for teens about bodies, puberty, relationship, sex and lots more!

https://www.actioncanadashr.org/resources/sexual-health-info - Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights is a progressive, pro-choice charitable organization committed to advancing and upholding sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada and globally.

https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/what-we-do/programs-and-services/ - Options for Sexual Health is centred around a mission of education, open conversations and informed decision making. Find a sexual health clinic near you! At cost birth control, STI testing and Pap screenings. Serving the Kootenays in Castlegar, Trail, Creston, Cranbrook, Grand Forks, Nakusp, Kaslo and Nelson.

https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/sex-sense/ - The Sex Sense Line is open to residents of BC and the Yukon. Call 1-800-739-7367 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific Time and get your sex, sexuality and sexual health questions answered by a team of registered nurses, counsellors, and sex educators.

https://kidshelpphone.ca/ - Get confidential support about all things that come up in life by texting 686868 or phoning 1-800-668-6868