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Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education?
Date: May 24, 2018
In 2013, the Division of Adolescent School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC DASH) awarded 17 Local Education Agencies (LEA) funding to strengthen sexual health education in their schools, as part of their efforts to reduce HIV and other STI. Funded partners were charged with providing guidance, materials and professional development…
Citation: Sedivy, V., & Rolleri, L. (2018). What does it take to implement quality sexual health education: Case studies of three local education agencies. Baltimore: Healthy Teen Network.
Read more DownloadCelebrating Young Parents (Webinar Recording)
Date: July 13, 2017
Celebrating Young Parents: How New Mexico and California Established a Day of Recognition (Webinar Recording) Over the past several years, two states—New Mexico and California—have been working to affirm the value of young families and celebrate the ways they contribute to our communities because all adolescents and young adults, including pregnant and parenting teens,…
Read moreChild Sex Trafficking Victims Support Initiative Literature Review
Date: August 23, 2015
This literature review provides a brief summary of some tools and approaches used by other organizations and government agencies to identify child victims of sex trafficking.
Citation: Alexandra Eisler. (2015). Child Sex Trafficking Victims Support Initiative Literature Review. Baltimore: Author.
Read more DownloadCrush (Fact Sheet)
Date: May 31, 2018
Crush shares sexual health information with adolescent women—anywhere, anytime. It is an innovative digital tool that empowers adolescent women by sharing on-demand access to comprehensive, medically accurate sexual health information. Read more in this two-page fact sheet (download below) about Crush, designed for a professional audience. See also, our website for professionals for learning more…
Citation: Healthy Teen Network. (2018). Crush: About. Baltimore: Author.
Read more DownloadCrush (Research Brief)
Date: May 31, 2018
Crush shares sexual health information with adolescent women—anywhere, anytime. It is an innovative digital tool that empowers adolescent women by sharing on-demand access to comprehensive, medically accurate sexual health information. When Crush is paired with CrushTEXT (a series of multimedia texts that invites users to engage with Crush), it is proven effective at laying the…
Citation: Healthy Teen Network. (2018). Crush: Research Brief. Baltimore: Author.
Read more DownloadEngaging Community
Date: October 7, 2014
Collaborating to Leverage Funding & Resources: A Strategic Plan to Reduce Teen Births in Baltimore City Healthy Teen Network partnered with the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) and the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute and Center for Adolescent Health to develop a city-wide strategic plan to reduce teen births in Baltimore city. This collaboration generated…
Citation: Healthy Teen Network. (2014). Engaging community: Collaborating to leverage funding and resources: A strategic plan to reduce teen births in Baltimore City. Baltimore: Author.
Read more DownloadEngaging Youth…On Their Turf: Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth through Community
Date: March 1, 2007
Healthy Teen Network believes it is the youth most disengaged from our usual systems of care and ultimately those most in need of positive messages and support. We believe it is our duty to find these young people and use any means possible to support their healthy development and transition to adulthood. We recognize the…
Citation: Kahn, A., Max, J., & Paluzzi, P. (2007). Engaging Youth… On Their Turf: Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth through Community. Washington, DC: Healthy Teen Network.
Read more DownloadEquipping Youth to Succeed: Power Through Choices (Infographic)
Evaluation Readiness Assessment Guide
Date: January 1, 2000
Is Your Program Ready to Evaluate Its Effectiveness? A Guide to Program Assessment This guidebook was developed as an attempt to share the challenges we have encountered while evaluating programs participating in the National Urban Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program (NUAPPP). Much of the material has been based on direct feedback from the NUAPPP participants.
Citation: Sedivy V. (2000). Evaluation readiness assessment guide: Is your program ready to evaluate its effectiveness? Monograph published by Sociometrics Corporation and National Organization of Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention.
Read more DownloadEvidence-Based Interventions
Date: May 10, 2018
Citation: Eisler, A. (2018). Evidence-based interventions [Elearning course]. Baltimore, MD: Healthy Teen Network. www.healthyteennetwork.org/resources/evidence-based-interventions/
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