In today’s rundown: It’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. | D.C. is once again providing free dental dams to the public. | And one opinion on teen pregnancy, poverty and prevention.
— Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Our Grantee Partner Polaris Project has comprehensive coverage and information about modern day slavery. Follow them on Twitter @Polaris_Project for more.
— Dental dams are back in the District’s Department of Health, reports Amanda Hess at TBD.com. Dental dams are thin squares of latex that can be used in safe sex practices. The D.C. government had been providing them for free until they ran out about a year ago. “The DC Center, the District’s LGBT community center, is now advertising a new stock of dental dams, along with sexual health information for lesbian and bisexual women.”
— The Washington Post‘s Colbert I. King weighs in with his opinion on teen pregnancy and poverty in D.C. In the column, he calls for a focus on pregnancy prevention programs.