Here is more information on how Project Reality's programs mislead youth.

A.C. Green’s Game Plan
Excludes information on sexual anatomy, contraceptive options and information, information on testing and treatment for STIs, sexual orientation, information on sexual harassment, rape, sexual assault and dating violence, and prevention information for students who have already become sexually active.

Project Reality, the creator of Game Plan and Navigator, often cites its evaluation of Game Plan by a Northwestern University researcher as evidence of its effectiveness and diversity. The unpublished, non-peer-reviewed evaluation only determines, however, that students understand the messages of the program at the conclusion of the program; the study does not attempt to measure behavior change, even over a modest period of time. In the study, 70% of youth who participated were Caucasian.

Representative Quotes:

“While condom usage has increased among teens, the spread of STDs has also increased most among teens.” Misleads youth as to the effectiveness of condoms in preventing serious and harmful diseases. “Any kind of sexual activity can spread STDs from one person to another.” Misleads youth as to the nature of different sexually transmitted infections and their transmission.

“The only safe sex is in a marriage where a man and a woman are faithful to each other for life.” Places youth at risk by providing this as the only answer; not all mutually-faithful monogamous relationships take place in the context of marriage, and almost 96% of Americans have intercourse by age 24; average age of marriage for women is 25, for men is 27.

“Is ‘birth control’ the answer? Consider this fact: most unintended pregnancies (53%) occurred among women who were using birth control.” Misleads youth as to the effectiveness of contraception.

Navigator
Excludes information on sexual anatomy, contraceptive options, and information, information on testing and treatment for STIs, sexual orientation, information on sexual harassment, rape, sexual assault and dating violence, and prevention information for students who have already become sexually active.

Representative Quotes:

“Navigator does not promote the use of contraceptives among teens. Students who do not exercise self-control to remain abstinent are not likely to exercise the self-control in the use of contraceptive devices.” Discourages contraceptive use with non-factually based information.

“She realized that the emotional pain she was experiencing was real, and that a condom wasn’t going to do anything to blunt the emotional hurt she was experiencing.” Attempts to undermine use of contraceptives, which are designed to prevent unintended pregnancy and STIs, by mixing content on contraception with content more appropriate for relationship and negotiation skills.