Listed below are Healthy Teen Network resources relevant to adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

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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

What is Endometriosis?

March 8, 2019

Endometriosis, often referred to as “endo,” is a common health problem that can affect anyone with a uterus. The name comes from the word endometrium, which is the tissue that normally lines the uterus and sheds during a period. Endometriosis happens when this tissue grows outside of the uterus and on other areas in the body…

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The foundation of sex education? Enthusiastic consent.

February 11, 2019

Guest Blog Post by Alison Macklin We all want people to have consensual and pleasurable sex. Of course, not everyone agrees when and how that should be taking place for teens and youth, in general. Some people may add various qualifiers based on their personal values like, “when they are older” or “once they have…

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A New Tool to Promote HPV Vaccination among Young Adults

January 31, 2019

Vaccinations may not be a fun topic to talk about with young people, particularly when they are young adults past their adolescent annual check-up. Yet vaccines are an important healthcare issue, particularly when they can prevent serious conditions, such as cervical cancer. What many young adults don’t know is that is not too late to…

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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

2019 #RJResolutions

January 2, 2019

What are your hopes, goals, and vision for 2019? Healthy Teen Network joined SisterSong and many other organizations on January 1st for a tweetstorm to talk about our reproductive justice resolutions for this coming year. Resolutions shared included working to continue to address violence, reforming gun laws, supporting efforts to secure paid leave, or ensuring…

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Let’s Get Comfortable…the Sex Positive Revolution Is Here to Stay

December 13, 2018

This past conference, we launched the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge, which focused on how we can flip the script and start thinking—and talking—about pleasure, sexuality, and positive sexual experiences in sex ed (more on why we chose that in this previous post). In order to take the conversation further, we decided to make sex positivity the…

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Position Statement: Substance Abuse and Its Intersection with Sexual Behavior among Youth

December 3, 2018

Healthy Teen Network understands that the teen years are a time of experimentation and risk taking and that this is normative behavior (Chick and Reyna, 2012). However some risk-taking behaviors can lead to highly morbid and even fatal outcomes and thus require prevention, early detection, and prompt treatment. Substance abuse and sexual risk-taking behaviors are…

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Building Support for Sex Education in Schools

September 11, 2018

What does (and doesn't) motivate people to listen to your messages about the value of sex education? In this mini-course, practice building effective messages by working through real-world scenarios using evidence-based communication techniques. Complete this course at your own pace. Estimated time: 35-45 minutes Lesson Feedback Form More Elearning Read more

Reflections

September 6, 2018

As I step down from my role as President and CEO of Healthy Teen Network, I find myself reflecting on the changes in the adolescent and sexual health fields I have seen over the past 20 years. I want to share some of my thoughts. I know that some individuals and agencies prefer to frame…

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