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Training-of-Facilitators: Power Through Choices

February 4, 2020

Ready to implement the only proven effective curriculum designed for and with youth involved in systems of care? We can train your facilitators to implement the evidence-based program, Power Through Choices, with young people. We periodically offer trainings open to the public, as well as provide on-site trainings and presentations at the request of organizations in… Read more

Training: Communication & Co-Parenting Strategies for Working with Young Parents


We know young people who are pregnant or parenting often face unique challenges face in supporting their children. Professionals can support and empower young parents to overcome these challenges. But how? Often we hear from our members that they need practical solutions and new techniques for working with young parents. Want to learn more? We… Read more

Training: Master the Art of Training


Could your face-to-face training skills could use a face lift? Do you want to design engaging trainings that maximize learning? We offer a series of training and technical assistance to improve your skills for training. Learn how to craft a design that keeps learners engaged and build skills they will remember how to use after… Read more

HPV: The Sooner, The Better for Peace of Mind (a short video animation and infographic for parents)

October 14, 2019

HPV...maybe you’ve heard about the kinds of cancers it causes, the 30,000+ people it affects every year, or that it’s sexually transmitted (through all types of sex), but you still aren’t sure about vaccinating your child, and you need more information. Start with this short, animated video, available in English and Spanish, to answer your… Read more

Internet Advertising to Recruit Youth

August 6, 2019

What’s all the hype about internet advertising? Is it right for your project? Not sure where to start, but you want to start now? Tried it before but with mixed results? Need some tips to boost your efforts? Follow along as our Director of Innovation and Research, Genevieve Martínez-García, shares lessons learned for how to… Read more

Youth-Friendly Services Assessment Tool and Guide

June 17, 2019

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This resource includes an interactive tool, including a guide and complete bibliography, to help you assess if your clinic delivers services in a youth-friendly way. Offering youth-friendly services means that clinical services are provided in a way that makes it easy and comfortable for youth to seek out and receive the services they need. Key…

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Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education

April 15, 2019

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Have you ever wondered why we have student standards for sex education in schools, guidance for pre-service teachers, but no standards to help existing sex education teachers become more effective? We wondered that too, and that’s why we decided to serve on a team of training organizations to address this gap. Healthy Teen Network is…

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Human Trafficking 101

March 20, 2019

This is the first in a series of elearning units developed as part of this collaboration. Future units will include content specifically for medical providers, educators, parents/guardians, and other youth-serving professionals to better understand the role they can take in addressing sex and labor trafficking. Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School… Read more

Volt20: 20 Questions to a Healthy Future

March 19, 2019

Volt20 is the ultimate health resource guide every young person needs to help them thrive. Volt20 helps youth think about their lives, decide what they like about their lives right now, what they wish were different, and plan for a healthy future. Volt20 helps adolescents and young adults, up to 24 years old, focus on what’s going on with their bodies, minds, relationships, and the places… Read more

HPV: Not Too Late (a short video animation and infographic for young adults)

January 23, 2019

So, HPV (Human Papillomavirus)… It’s sexually transmitted, through all types of sex, it increases your risk of a whole bunch of HPV-related cancers, and it makes it more likely that you’ll contract genital warts…and overall, it’s just another thing to worry about. But guess what…you can prevent a lot of this stuff with a vaccine!… Read more