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Crush (Research Brief)

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…

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Crush (Fact Sheet)

May 30, 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…

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Position Statement: Ensuring Equity for Youth by Addressing the Intersectionality of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

October 5, 2017

Healthy Teen Network believes that addressing social and ecological conditions unique to members of historically marginalized populations (such as people who are women, First Nation/Indigenous, African-American, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander, and/or LGBTQ+) is critical for these populations to achieve justice and equitable health and well-being outcomes. Healthy Teen Network shares position statements on relevant issues…

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Young Women United: Empowering Women to Make Thoughtful Decisions about Their Own Bodies and Lives

October 28, 2016

Healthy Teen Network is pleased to award Young Women United our very first Youth 360° Innovation Award. Young Women United (YWU) has been selected because of their fearlessness in calling out the social injustices young families face and reframing the conversation around young parenthood and sexual and reproductive health. As part of YWU’s work to…

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Healthy Teen Network on Mi Escuela Es Su Escuela

February 25, 2015

Mi Escuela Es Su Escuela (My School Is Your School), a radio show broadcast from Montgomery College, provides information about education to Latino parents in the Montgomery County, Maryland, community. I was recently interviewed on the show to talk about the Latino youth’s dreams study we conducted in 2012. The interview covered various topics, including…

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Communication in Conflict: Research Findings from a Latin American Public Health Project

January 28, 2015

A Guest Blog Post by Erica Nelson, PhD, Independent Consultant Estimados colegas, this post is directed at those of you working to improve the sexual and reproductive health of Latino teens, to share the research findings from a Latin American public health project. Proyecto CERCA, or “Community Embedded Reproductive Health Care for Adolescents,” targeted young people living in…

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No te compliques! Conectando a adolescentes con servicios de salud sexual

January 6, 2015

The ¡No te compliques! Facilitator’s Guide and accompanying video, or motion graphic, are designed to help link young men and women, ages 15-19, to trusted, “teen friendly” contraceptive and reproductive healthcare providers. Facilitator’s Guide and motion graphic are also available in English.

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Working Effectively with Latino Parents

October 7, 2014

So you have everything set: your curriculum is selected, the schools are on board, the sessions are planned, and you are ready to implement your sex ed classes with Latino youth. Still, you want to engage the parents and invite them to a parents’ night and orientation, conduct other activities with the families, and ask…

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Lisa’s Story, Part II

August 8, 2012

If you missed Part I of Lisa’s story, you can read it here. Lisa was sad to see Pablo walk out of her life and little Angela’s. He did exactly what his dad did to him and what he said he would never do. After multiple fights and marital counseling sessions, he left their tiny…

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Lisa’s Story, Part I

August 1, 2012

I want to tell you the story of a friend, of a mother, of a dreamer. Lisa* is the mother of a beautiful two- year old girl, Angela. Lisa’s husband selected the name. As if in the name, their lives would be blessed with the happiness, hope, and love they were looking for. Lisa was…

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