Listed below are Healthy Teen Network resources relevant to adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
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Looking Forward: 2017 – 2020 Strategic Plan
October 26, 2017
A Commitment to Evidence & Innovation We’ve made great strides in the past decade, and teen births in the U.S. are at an all-time low. A number of factors have contributed to this downward trend, most significantly declines in the number of teens who have ever had sex, and among sexually active teens, increased use…
Read morePosition Statement: Sexual & Reproductive Health Services for Immigrant Youth
October 5, 2017
Healthy Teen Network believes that immigrant youth (people aged 24 and younger without U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status) deserve comprehensive sexuality education and optimal sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in order to achieve whole health. Sexual and reproductive health services should be designed and delivered with consideration for immigrant youth. Healthy Teen…
Read morePosition Statement: Sexual & Reproductive Health Services for System-Involved Youth
September 20, 2017
Healthy Teen Network believes that youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems (system-involved youth) deserve comprehensive sexuality education and optimal sexual and reproductive health services in order to achieve whole health. SRH services should be designed and delivered with consideration for system-involved youth. Healthy Teen Network shares position statements on relevant issues for…
Read moreNavigating the Politics of Public Health: Finding Common Ground in Support of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
August 22, 2017
Building Buy-in for Sexual Health Education in Schools: When Using Data Isn’t Enough
August 3, 2017
Many of us who work in or with schools have found ourselves in a situation where we shared the latest teen pregnancy and STI rates in the hopes of persuading school staff that they should implement or improve their sexual health education. All too often, we have been disappointed when they don’t ultimately choose to…
Read morePintos and Cadillacs
July 21, 2017
The Pinto of the ‘70s era is viewed widely as a poorly designed automobile. It is notorious, after all, for combusting into flame in rear-end collisions. (According to reports, a part added to the Pinto that cost just $11 would have prevented the fires—and many resulting injuries and even deaths.) It had a short shelf-life…
Read moreThe Trump Administration Is Playing Politics With Teenagers’ Lives
July 19, 2017
Below is an excerpt from the op-ed written by our President and CEO, Pat Paluzzi. Check out the full op-ed, The Trump Administration is Playing Politics with Teenagers’ Lives, on Cosmopolitan. Those of us who work in this field know we still have a long way to go, as the U.S. teen birth rates are…
Read moreCheck out our CEO’s commentary on the Trump admin’s decision to prematurely end programs
July 18, 2017
Healthy Teen Network President and CEO, Pat Paluzzi, recently responded to the Trump administration’s decision to prematurely shorten project periods for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) grantees. Check out her response in Reveal’s article, Trump Administration Suddenly Pulls Plug on Teen Pregnancy Programs. You can also read more in these related articles: Trump Cuts Over $200 Million…
Read moreAnd the Results Say….
July 17, 2017
Harnessing the power of technology and social media, Crush—developed by Healthy Teen Network and MetaMedia—puts the power of comprehensive sexual education in the hands of teens and meets them where they are. With its use of varied interactive content such as whiteboard animations for describing sensitive topics like anatomy and physiology; negotiation dialogues for condom…
Read more5 Resources on Being Sex-Positive
June 15, 2017
At Healthy Teen Network, we are committed to a sex-positive, comprehensive approach to adolescent sexual health. The term “sex-positive” often has a different connotation for people. Although there are a number of ways you could define the term, one good definition is “involving having positive attitudes about sex and feeling comfortable with one’s own sexual…
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