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October 12, 2016
Getting the Right Sexual Health Care Growing up isn’t easy. Navigating your sexual health isn’t easy either. But there are some things we can make simpler, like making sure you know that you have the right to high quality sexual health care and that we care enough to help you get it. Check out the…
Read moreResources: Working with Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults
October 4, 2016
We have organized resources for working with diverse youth by topic to help you find what you need: Healthy Teen Network Resources for Working with Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults Latinx Youth LGBTQ+ Youth Native Youth System-Involved Youth Young Men Young People Who Are Pregnant/Parenting Youth in Out-of-Home Care Other Resources Latinx Youth LGBTQ+ Youth…
Read moreInclusion Starts with Language
July 21, 2016
As someone who has been questioning their gender for quite a while, it can be confusing, anxiety-inducing, and just plain irritating to be subjected to the gendered language we all encounter on a daily basis. Deciding to check the box for “female”–the gender I was assigned at birth–on surveys and forms takes more energy than…
Read moreHonoring LGBTQ People as Equal
June 28, 2016
The most recent senseless act of terror based in fear and hate affirms this call to action to let love reign over fear. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, the people of Orlando, and the LGBTQ community around the world. “There are only two emotions: love and fear. All positive emotions come from…
Read moreHonoring LGBTQ+ People as Equal
June 13, 2016
A Statement of Inclusion Healthy Teen Network declares it way past time to let go of fear of LGBTQ+ people once and for all and let love reign in its stead. Fear manifests itself in health and socioeconomic disparities among the LGBTQ+ population compared to their heterosexual peers, including in substance use, HIV disease, suicide,…
Read moreTexas Takes a Trauma-Informed Approach to Preventing Pregnancy Among Disconnected Youth
March 10, 2016
When Cardea Services set out to launch a teen pregnancy prevention program for disconnected youth in Texas, they soon realized participants were at increased risk for sexual assault and other traumatic experiences. The Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program (C-PREP) grantee decided to adopt a trauma-informed approach in its Connections Project, which delivers evidence-based programming to…
Read moreWeaving Life Skills into PREP Programming
February 29, 2016
To prevent teen pregnancy and protect young people from relationship violence, Alaska needed an approach that covered a lot of ground. Alaska’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (Alaska PREP) was the solution. Alaska PREP goes into state schools and offers The Fourth R, an evidence-based curriculum that focuses on healthy relationships, positive adolescent development, and life skills.…
Read moreHIV Trends among High School Students and Young Adults
January 29, 2016
Significant health disparities among racial and ethnic groups persist. Adolescents and young adults who are African American, American Indian, or Latino—especially those living in poverty—experience greater health disparities when compared to their White peers.[1] Most often, the leading causes of illness and death for young people are preventable: adolescent and young adult health outcomes, grounded in…
Read moreEarly Experiences Matter
December 2, 2015
Guest Blog Post by Stephanie Guinosso, PhD “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” –Fredrick Douglass Many people are now familiar with the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, which involved over 17,000 adult Kaiser patients who were asked about adversities they experienced in childhood (i.e., sexual, physical and emotional abuse,…
Read moreAdolescent and Young Adult Men Focus Group Facilitator Guide
October 7, 2015
Adolescent and Young Adult Men Focus Group Facilitator Guide is a resource for organizations that wish to learn more about the health and wellness concerns of the adolescent and young adult men (AYAM) utilizing their programs and services. To further facilitate the use of this guide, we have provided customizable Word documents of supporting documents…
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