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About Face: Aims to combat negative and distorted images of women. But the site comes with a caution: "Extreme sarcasm. Enter at your own risk."
http://www.about-face.org

Adios Barbie: a “body image site for every body.”
http://adiosbarbie.com

Authentic Happiness: The life-changing lesson of Authentic Happiness is that by identifying the very best in ourselves, we can improve the world around us. Includes free, interactive quizzes to help you identify your character strengths and tools for how to feel happier.
http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu

Body Positive: Boosting body image at any weight.
http://www.bodypositive.com

Cope, Care, Deal: Information on assessing personal strengths, learning to recognize warning signs, and facts about mental health disorders.
http://www.copecaredeal.org

Dollar Diva: Unique site offering ideas for women entrepreneurs and young women wanting to get control of their finances early.
http://www.independentmeans.com/imi/dollardiva

Go Ask Alice: a "frank and funny" sex information Website run by Columbia University's Health Education Program.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu

Gurl.com: takes a different approach to the experience of being a teen girl with interactive message boards, games, quizzes, expert advice for teen issues.
http://www.gurl.com

Hardy Girls, Healthy Women: resources for growing strong girls & women.
http://www.hardygirlshealthywomen.org

Health Class Survival Guide A guide for teen health issues. It includes nutrition, the human body, physical fitness, depression/suicide, first aid, sexuality, and drugs/alcohol.
http://www.datehookup.com/content-healthy-dating-health-class-survival-guide.htm

It’s Your Sex Life: An interactive website created by the Kaiser Family Foundation offers teenagers information on pregnancy, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). It also offers tips on talking to partners or parents about sex.
http://www.itsyoursexlife.com

Sex, Etc.: Sex, Etc. is a site for teens and by teens, about pregnancy, drugs, relationships, birth control and more.
http://www.sexetc.org

Stop RA: If you are looking for help dealing with relational aggression, you've come to the right
http://stopra.googlepages.com

Studio 2B: offers teen girls a space where they can explore who they want to be and what they want to do.
http://www.studio2b.org

Teen Central: "Share your experience. Find out "whassup" with people you can relate to at the help-line web site for teens, by teens."
http://www.teencentral.net

Teen Health: "Created by doctors, TeensHealth has honest, accurate information and advice about health, relationships, and growing up."
http://kidshealth.org/teen/

TeenWire: National Planned Parenthood's web site for teens.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/teen-talk/

Teen Voices: “The only magazine by, for, and about teenage and young adult women."
http://www.teenvoices.com

The Real Women Project: Imagine a world radiantly lit by the true beauty and wisdom of women in pursuit of health and justice for all.
http://www.realwomenproject.org

The Dressing Room Project: A girl-powered rebellion to free girls & women from the bonds of media-imposed standards of beauty!
http://www.thedressingroomproject.org

Your Guide to Teen Health:  One of the most important things to understand as a teenager is how to remain healthy through all of these changes.  The following information and resources will help you learn more about a teenager's body, their mental health, physical health, teenage substance use, and sexuality.

http://www.guidetohealthcareschools.com/library/teen-health#ixzz13CulCecX