Experts: HHS Teen Health Website Inaccurate and Misleading

Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Scientific experts say that 4parents.gov, an HHS website that claims to "equip parents to talk with their teens about sex and relationships," is seriously flawed and likely to backfire, providing erroneous and incomplete information about sexually transmitted diseases, the effectiveness of contraceptives, and sexual orientation.

 Rep. Waxman's Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt

 Review by Dr. King K. Holmes, Director of the University of Washington’s Center for AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

 Review by Dr. Richard R. Pleak, Education Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children's Hospital

 Review by Prof. Laurence Steinberg, President-Elect of Division of Developmental Psychology of American Psychological Assoc.

 Review of Dr. John S. Santelli, Chair of the Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University