From our founding in 1996, theNational Campaign has believed that "get-ting the facts straight" is critically importantin our fielda field that is subject to somuch controversy and conflict. Under theguidance of the National Campaign's TaskForce on Effective Programs and Research(EPR), which Dr. Kirby chairs, we have pub-lished a series of research reports on suchtopics as parental and family influence in ado-lescent sexual behavior, the role of peers inteens' sexual decision-making, and the effec-