Publications
2022
X4 Impact Names Top-Ranked Impact Tech Solutions
2021
Feel Alone? Have Sensitive Question? Check out the Real Talk App, a Safe Space for Teen Stories
How to Talk to Kids About Sex- and 20 Books That Can Help
Voqal Makes $775,000 in Grants to Address
Power to Decide Selected to Evaluate Intervention to Improve Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health of Young People
Young Change Makers: Why and How Cristina Leos of Real Talk is helping to Change Our World
Education Opportunity Project Spotlight: Real Talk
2020
The Gillings Community Responds to COVID-19: Leveraging Technology to Address Needs
Want your kids to get factual, age-appropriate info about sex? There are apps for that
Mental Health In The Time Of COVID-19: Tech Interventions For A Growing Crisis
Will These Apps Change Sex Education?
2019
Can sex education stop sexually transmitted diseases' rise? Health educators face an uphill battle
2018
Real Talk: A Q&A with Vichi & Cristina
Real Talk App Can Help Answer Your Most Private Questions About Sex and Bodies
20 Online Resources to Take Sex Ed into your Own Hands
Tackling health disparity with innovation and student empowerment
AiT Exclusive Interview: Anxiety, Sex Ed and RealTalk with MyHealthEd Co-Founder Cristina Leos
Real Talk App Reaches Teens Worldwide
MyHealthEd: Making sex education accessible
How these women-run apps are changing sex education
Forbes winners credit IEI and early reading as part of business success
2017
How this new sex-ed app for teens aims to change lives
This App Lets Teens Learn About Sex Through Text Messages
30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs
UNC Graduate students build app to teach middle school students about sex ed
Innovation Next 2016 Winners Launch App
Using teens' phones to tackle tough topics
Limericks
Fast Forward is Silicon Valley startup accelerator for nonprofits
This App Gives Middle Schoolers Real Talk About Sex From The Comfort Of Their Phones
Real Talk Delivers Sex Ed to Middle Schoolers Through Stories Presented as Text Message Conversations
Sex Ed at School Is Failing Kids — So They're Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
Google.org, BlackRock and others commit $2.2 million to Fast Forward’s nonprofit tech accelerator
This app offers sex ed to teens, complete with eggplant emojis and real-life stories
New Female-Founded App, 'Real Talk', Set to Bring Comprehensive Sex Education to Teens
This App Wants to Make Sex Ed More Accessible to Teens
This App Could Bring Sex Ed To All Students
Women Sweep $100,000 in Startup Prizes at Yale University
Startup Yale sees high level of female entrepreneurship