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Graphic Novels as a Tool to Improve Literacy: 5 Facts

October 7, 2014

In the 1970s, the definition of literacy expanded to recognize the reality that students learn to construct meaning from a variety of text types, including visual images. Graphic novels—distinguished by their heavy use of imagery with text—are particularly useful in developing literacy skills among youth. Graphic novels have enjoyed increasing popularity in recent years and…

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On Slowing Down to Get Ahead


Summer is a time when many of us have traditionally tried to slow down. We know intuitively that we need to recharge and reflect, both personally and professionally. Summer can be a time when you slow down and take a close look at your plans to implement programs with youth, so you can be sure…

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Supporting Teen Parents without Shame


Guest Blog Post by Lisette Orellana When I was 15 years old, I dreamed of changing the world. I don’t know what I was going to do—or how—but I knew that I’d make the world  better one day. I was a great student, and teachers always said I had a bright future ahead of me…until…

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Where Do Men Fit In Women’s Health Care?


Sunday is Father’s Day, and I find myself reflecting on where men fit in women’s health care. A few months ago, I attended a consortium of professionals working on a women’s reproductive health advocacy agenda. At one point, I (quietly) mentioned that perhaps maternal-child health should be called family health, so men are included and…

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Meet the Trainers (Part 2)


A couple weeks ago, we introduced you to some of Healthy Teen Network’s incredible professionals who provide training and technical assistance (Meet the Trainers). As promised, we are back with answers to another question we posed to Deb, Mila, Alex, and Mousumi. Play the videos below to see what each had to say when asked…

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Teen Pregnancy Rates among LGBTQ Youth Might Be Higher Than You Would Expect


Guest Blog Post by Alia Gehr-Seloover In working with LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning) populations over the years, I’ve noticed that is has been widely assumed that these youth don’t require pregnancy prevention education. In fact, this population is two to seven times more likely than heterosexual youth to be involved in a…

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Healthy Teen Network Applauds Decision to Increase Access to Over the Counter Emergency Contraception


Today, Judge Edward R. Korman of Federal District Court ruled that the government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger. According to the New York Times, “[Korman] also accused the federal government of ‘bad faith’ in dealing with…

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What We Can Learn from the Steubenville Media Circus


Eleven years ago, I was a high school senior and about the same age as the boys in Steubenville, OH, who last week were found delinquent (the juvenile court version of “guilty”) of sexual assault and distributing nude photos of an acquaintance. I remember being their classmates’ age and trying to figure out (like they…

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Helping Pregnant and Parenting Teens Find Housing


In 2002, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the U.S. Department of Justice estimated that there are 1,682,900 homeless and runaway youth under eighteen years of age in the United States. Of this number, anywhere from 6 to 22% are pregnant. This means that there could potentially be almost 400,000 homeless and…

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When Can We Move Past the Whole Shame/Blame Thing?


The NYC Department of Public Health and Mental Hygiene wants us to get a message: Being a teen parent is hard. The message they’re sending is half right: being a teen parent has its challenges, but the hardest part of raising a child when you’re really young is that lots of adults think teens need…

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