Sex Education is only taught in 24 states in the U.S. More than half of the entire country is not properly equipped with information on unplanned pregnancy, STDs and contraception. A mobile application was created to provide quality sex education designed for teens and the millennial generation. It would be realized on April 7, 2016.
Sex education should be pushed among educators to protect the youth from unforeseen circumstances brought by the lack of knowledge in sex-related topics, according to Victoria State Government. Though the need for sex education implementation may seem urgent, the United States still needs to reach out to some areas that are not implementing sex education.
Aside from the low number of schools that are mandating sex education, only 13 schools are required to have medically accurate instructions upon discussing sex education. The implementation of sex education among schools and the rest of the government programs is something that can keep the youth on guard. It is beneficial in terms of lowering down the numbers on unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases as per Elite Daily.
The lax laws implementing sex education among schools and other organization urged Brianna Rader to come up with a mobile application in terms of providing quality sex education. Rader came up with "Juicebox," which is a mobile application designed to provide information and answer questions pertaining to sex education and other sexually related topics that can educate the readers.
"It's illegal to teach comprehensive sex education in Tennessee. They only teach abstinence education in the public schools. I stayed there to attend the University of Tennessee for college, and I realized that all of my peers had had the same education that I did," Rader said in a press release that she attended. "When you combine that type of education with many of the elements of college - namely alcohol and the freedom of being away from home - it's a disaster. You have problems like STDs and sexual assault. Even worse, the university didn't provide any type of outreach program."
