Building Partnerships for Youth Stephen T. Russell, P.I. In partnership with the National 4-H Council and the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Stephen received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ($200,000 to UC Davis) for a 5-year educational outreach project. Over the course of the project they will work to strengthen the capacity of national, state and local agencies to help schools and organizations implement strategies to prevent behaviors that place all young people, particularly those from communities of color, at risk for HIV infection, STDs and unintended pregnancies. The goal of the project is to develop a structure and process to establish and maintain a menu of effective programs, curricula and other strategies for state and local agencies and organizations to use to help youth age 9 to 13 avoid sexual intercourse. Relevant publications: Russell, Stephen T., and Nikki Sigler Andrews. (In press). "Adolescent sexuality and positive youth development." For Perkins, Borden, Keith & Villarruel, Eds., Positive Youth Development: Beacons, Challenges, and Opportunities. Fletcher, Anne C., and Stephen T. Russell. (2001). "Incorporating Issues of Sexual Orientation in the College Classroom: Challenges and Solutions." Family Relations.50: 34-40. Sigler-Andrews, Nikki, and Stephen T. Russell. (2000). "Broadening the Perspective on Health and Youth Development." The Center. Fall: 38-41. Manlove, Jennifer, Elizabeth Terry, Laura Gitelson, Angela Romano Papillo, and Stephen T. Russell. (2000). "Explaining Demographic Trends in Teen Fertility, 1980- 1995: The Changing Context of Adolescence." Family Planning Perspectives.32(4):166-175. Russell, Stephen T. (1998). "Multidimensional Risk Profiles on Parenthood for British Teenagers." Sociological Spectrum.18(4):423-498. Russell, Stephen T. (1998). "Sex Education Content and Teenage Parenthood: Evidence from Great Britain." Childhood.5(3):283-301. Russell, Stephen T. (1994) "Life Course Antecedents of Premarital Conception in Great Britain." Journal of Marriage and the Family,56:480-492. For more information, visit the Building Partnerships for Youth website at: www.bpy.n4h.org