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Upcoming Events

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Power Through Choices: Training-of-Facilitators

July 24-27, 2023

Join us from the comfort of your own home or office! This training will prepare you to deliver the Power Through Choices program face-to-face with youth. The cost of this virtual training is $1300 per person.

Registration closes and payment is due by June 26, 2023.

Take Care and Take Action

October 2-4, 2023 | Portland, OR

This one is for you—the caregivers, teachers, and changemakers who give it all for today’s youth and the generations yet to come.

Care for yourself. Cultivate healing of the mind, body, and soul. Your resilience fuels resistance. When long-standing precedents fall and deep-rooted oppressions persist, you are the light that shines through the darkness.

At #HealthyTeen23, we will look to each other for inspiration and renewal. The stories we share will feed our hearts and grip our spirits. The wisdom we gain will guide our actions.

Together, we can transform what is heavy into more grounding. We can draw on the quiet strength that comes from a thousand yesterdays of strife and striving to remake the world today. For ourselves. For each other. For youth.

Take care and take action at #HealthyTeen23.

Check out our featured speakers and see what's happening at #HealthyTeen23. Award nominations and early bird registration are now open!

#HealthyTeen24

November 18-20, 2024

For over 40 years, our conference has been the only comprehensive annual national event to convene adolescent sexual and reproductive health professionals. Hundreds of conference attendees attend our apex capacity-building event each year. They come to strengthen their skills to implement evidence-based and innovative approaches and network with national colleagues to share lessons learned.

Save the date and join us in Pheonix, Arizona at the beautiful Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort. Sign up to receive our emails and don't miss important information about the call for proposals, award nominations, and when early bird registration opens!

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Elearnings

Why Sex Ed For All?

January 1, 2023

We Must Do Better To Engage Young Fathers: Here’s How

December 16, 2020

Show Me the Money: Overview of the Guide to Developing a Winning Grant Proposal

June 30, 2015

Demystifying Sexual Taboos: Education, Science, and Sex-Positive Christianity

April 29, 2022

Sexting: The New Dinner Conversation

May 4, 2022

More Than Pronouns: Creating Affirming Spaces During Positive Prevention Plus

March 20, 2023

Delivering Contraceptive Lessons

May 17, 2023

The Teacher’s Guide to Sex Ed

September 12, 2018

Sex and Labor Trafficking: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know

July 31, 2019

Human Trafficking 101

January 28, 2021

Faith Leaders: Identifying and Responding to Child Sex and Labor Trafficking

December 1, 2020

Staying On Tracking Using Getting to Outcomes®

December 21, 2018

Evidence-Based Interventions

May 12, 2018

Unlocking the Secrets of Classroom Management

May 12, 2018

Internet Advertising to Recruit Youth

August 6, 2019

Building Support for Sex Ed in Schools

May 12, 2018

Protecting Youth Access to Health Care

April 29, 2022

Consent and Sexting: An Essential Conversation with Young People

January 21, 2022

How to Talk About Dual Protection

March 31, 2020

Teaching Inclusive Sex Ed: A Focus on LGBTQIA+ Youth

December 9, 2021

Youth 360° In Action

May 18, 2017

Celebrating Young Parents

July 17, 2017

Keeping It Real and Professional Part 1: The Wondrous Landscape of Teaching Sex Ed

April 21, 2021

Keeping It Real and Professional Part 2: Answering Challenging Questions

April 21, 2021

Teen Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Maryland

June 4, 2021

What Really is Co-Parenting?

January 7, 2021

Are Title IX and Maryland Law Really Protecting Expectant and Parenting Young People?

December 10, 2020

Adolescent Health Equity

October 20, 2021

Adolescent Sexual Health Equity During COVID-19

October 1, 2021

Navigating the Politics of Public Health

October 16, 2017

Privacy & Confidentiality

May 12, 2018

Serving Everyone: Providing Health Services to LGBTQ+ Youth

May 12, 2018

Working with Patients Experiencing Human Trafficking

February 12, 2021

Addressing Trafficking in Schools

February 4, 2021

Custom Elearnings

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Trainings & Presentations

Sex Education Collaborative Training Hub

August 3, 2021

Power Through Choices Training-of-Trainers

October 14, 2020

Making the Most of Zoom Trainings

October 15, 2020

Master the Art of Training

October 15, 2020

Communication & Co-Parenting Strategies for Working with Young Parents

October 15, 2020

Evidence-Based Programs & Curricula

October 15, 2020

What Works? Sex Ed for Youth in Systems of Care

October 14, 2020

Teaching Strategies for Sex Education

October 1, 2020

Power Through Choices: Training-of-Facilitators

October 14, 2020

LGBTQ+ 101

September 21, 2020

Creating a Comfortable Climate

August 21, 2020

Custom Trainings & Presentations

Resources

True You Maryland Brand Book

October 15, 2021

True You Maryland Youth Advisory Board Recruitment Kit

October 14, 2021

National Observances, Awareness Campaigns, and Holidays Calendar

February 3, 2023

Protect Your Rights

June 14, 2020

HPV: By the Numbers

October 15, 2019

HPV: By the Numbers (for parents)

October 15, 2019

Equipping Youth to Succeed: Power Through Choices

October 1, 2018

Recruiting? Facebook can help

November 1, 2018

Likes, Tweets, and Hashtags: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Recruitment

October 3, 2017

Just Down the Street: Minor Sex Trafficking

March 21, 2019

Hidden In Plain Sight: Labor Trafficking

December 1, 2018

Growing Up LGBTQ+ Online

October 21, 2017

You’re Excused!

November 16, 2020

Everyone Wins!

November 17, 2020

Pulse, an App in Action

July 16, 2021

Picture Perfect: A Snapshot of What Helps Teen Families Grow & Thrive

July 29, 2014

Youth 360⁰: The Game

June 30, 2015

LGBTQ+-Who?

June 30, 2017

Employment Outcomes of Young Parents Who Age Out of Foster Care

October 9, 2017

“My body is strong and amazing”

October 13, 2019

“Even if you think you can trust them, don’t trust them”

September 13, 2020

“I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This”

July 14, 2016

“The internet is not private”

July 14, 2020

A cross-sectional examination of birth rates among adolescent girls in foster care

October 14, 2013

A Path Analysis Predicting Contraceptive Use Among Youth Formerly in Foster Care

October 14, 2018

An Examination of Foster Youth Socialization to Dating and Sexual Behaviors

October 14, 2017

Child welfare services involvement among the children of young parents in foster care

October 14, 2015

Cumulative teen birth rates among girls in foster care at age 17

October 15, 2013

Early childbirth among foster youth

October 15, 2019

Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems

October 15, 2019

Exploring How Trauma is Addressed in Sexual Education Interventions for Youth

October 15, 2020

Extended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth

October 15, 2016

First births to maltreated adolescent girls

October 15, 2017

Health Insurance Coverage and Use of Family Planning Services among Current and Former Foster Youth

October 16, 2013

”I want to be better than you’

October 16, 2016

Intimate partner violence and pregnant and parenting adolescents in out‐of‐home care

October 16, 2016

Mixed Messages

October 16, 2016

Pathways to STI Risk for Adolescents in Foster Care

October 16, 2013

Predictors of early childbirth among female adolescents in foster care

October 16, 2017

Predictors of three-year subsequent births for low-income adolescent mothers

October 18, 2012

Pregnancy and Childbearing Among Young Adults Who Experienced Foster Care

October 18, 2017

Pregnancy and sexual health behaviors among youth in the child welfare system

October 18, 2010

Service needs of adolescent parents in child welfare

October 18, 2018

Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Foster Care

October 18, 2017

The functioning patterns of adolescent mothers leaving foster care

October 18, 2020

The risk of teenage pregnancy among transitioning foster youth

October 19, 2010

The sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care

October 19, 2018

What do adolescent parents need to prevent repeat pregnancy? A qualitative investigation

October 19, 2019

What Works When Engaging In Real Talk With Foster Youth Around Dating and Sexual Behaviors?

October 19, 2017

A Quasi-experimental Study on Training Child Welfare Workers on Youth Sexual Health

February 25, 2021

Pregnancy Attitudes and Contraceptive Use Among Youth With Histories of Foster Care

February 26, 2021

Addressing Sexual Health Among Youth in Foster Care Group Homes: A Community-Engaged Grounded Theory Study

February 26, 2021

“Having a Baby Can Wait”: Experiences of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion Program in the Context of Homelessness among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Youth

February 26, 2021

“The internet is not private”: The role of social media in sexual health among youth in foster care

February 26, 2021

Holistic, trauma-informed adolescent pregnancy prevention and sexual health promotion for female youth experiencing homelessness: Initial outcomes of Wahine Talk

February 26, 2021

Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care

April 27, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes among Parenting Foster Care Alumni: A Call to Action

July 9, 2021

Bridging the Divide between Child Welfare and Home Visiting Systems to Address the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care

June 22, 2021

Child Welfare Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Communication About Sexual Health With Youth Involved in Child Welfare

July 1, 2021

Fatherhood in Foster Care: Research and Guidance on Working with Young Fathers

July 30, 2021

Early Pregnancy and Parenthood among Child Welfare-Involved Youth

January 6, 2022

Developing a Learning Agenda to Address the Needs of Young Parents in Care

January 12, 2022

Storms and blossoms: Foster care system alumni parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic

February 11, 2022

Promoting Postsecondary Educational Success Among Young Parents In and Aging Out of Foster Care

July 9, 2022

Ensuring Equity by Dismantling Racism

October 15, 2017

Substance Abuse and Its Intersection with Sexual Behavior among Youth

October 15, 2018

Universal Right to Health Care

October 15, 2017

Ensuring Equity for Youth by Affirming Young People Who Are Pregnant or Parenting

October 15, 2017

Evidence and Innovation

October 16, 2018

Ensuring Equity for Youth by Affirming Those Who Are LGBTQ+ or Gender Non-Conforming

October 16, 2017

Youth Engagement

October 16, 2018

Homelessness & Its Intersection with Sexual Behavior among Youth

January 11, 2018

Ensuring Equity for Youth by Applying Gender Transformative Approaches

September 21, 2017

Sexual & Reproductive Health Services for Immigrant Youth

September 21, 2017

Title X Family Planning Program

June 9, 2017

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

October 5, 2017

Sexual & Reproductive Health Services for System-Involved Youth

June 9, 2017

Health Promotion & The Social Determinants of Health

June 9, 2017

Educational Equity for Young People Who Are Pregnant & Parenting

June 9, 2017

Sexual & Reproductive Health Services for Adolescent & Young Adult Men

October 24, 2016

Human Trafficking

October 14, 2016

Violence Prevention and Response Services for Youth Who Are Pregnant or Parenting

June 4, 2016

Youth-Friendly Services

January 11, 2018

Sexuality Education

June 4, 2016

Assist Youth Who Are Pregnant and Parenting

February 13, 2020

Increase Adolescent Health through School-Based Approaches

February 13, 2020

2019 Annual Report

October 1, 2019

Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education

November 16, 2019

Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview

May 16, 2019

Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education?

April 6, 2021

Bricks, Mortar, & Community: The Foundations of Supportive Housing for Pregnant & Parenting Teens

April 22, 2014

Helping Teens Help Themselves

April 22, 2006

Promoting Successful Transition from Foster/Group Home Settings to Independent Living Among Pregnant and Parenting Teens

October 22, 2005

Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers

April 30, 2004

Crush: Research Brief & Fact Sheet

July 20, 2021

Implementation Evaluation of Pulse

August 23, 2021

Health Educator Resource and Opportunities (HERO) Guide

July 26, 2017

An American Frame: Teen Pregnancy and Parenting

July 29, 2010

Healthy Teen Network Strategic Plans

July 30, 2017

Lessons Learned in Providing Health Care Services for Native Youth

June 9, 2022

Know Your Audience

October 16, 2017

Making Your Logic Model Work for You

October 19, 2014

What Is a Logic Model?

October 19, 2013

Youth 360°: How & Where Youth Live, Learn, & Play Matters

October 20, 2014

Increasing Our Impact by Using a Social-Ecological Approach

October 20, 2015

Characteristics of Youth-Friendly Clinical Services

October 20, 2015

Consent

October 22, 2020

Gender, Sexuality, & Inclusive Sex Education

March 26, 2021

Working with School Health Advisory Committees (SHACs)

June 30, 2016

B-HEALTHY Cheat Sheet

June 30, 2016

The Art of Verbal Storytelling

June 30, 2015

Being an Ally to Youth Who Identify as LGBTQ+

July 1, 2018

Are You a Trauma-Informed Sex Educator?

July 1, 2020

Connecting With Youth Who Are LGBTQ+

July 1, 2020

Does Humor Belong in Sex Education?

July 1, 2020

Eliminating Stigma from STIs and Testing

July 1, 2020

How to Discuss Sex and Social Media

July 1, 2020

Making Role-Plays Work for You and Your Students

July 1, 2020

Positively Rock Answering Questions!

July 1, 2020

Regrouping, Refocusing, and Reengaging Your Students

July 1, 2020

Send Shame Walking! Applying a Sex Positive Lens to Health Class Facilitation

July 1, 2018

Sex Education and Abusive Relationships: What You Need to Know

July 1, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): Is Your Knowledge Up to Date?

July 1, 2020

Talking about Values in Sexuality Education

July 12, 2020

Talking to Partners about STI Status: Building Skills & Confidence in Youth

July 12, 2020

What Is Dual Protection & Why Is It Important?

July 12, 2020

What’s Law Got to Do with It?

July 13, 2020

When Is the Right Time to Engage in Sexual Activity?

July 13, 2020

When Sex Education Meets Mandatory Reporting

July 13, 2020

Why All-Gender Classrooms Work

July 13, 2020

Working with Youth Who Are Transgender and/or Gender Nonconforming

July 13, 2018

Are You Ready to ROCK?

September 16, 2021

Fidelity is a Delicious Pie

December 9, 2018

Best Practices in Sexuality Education

December 10, 2018

Sex Education and Abusive Relationships: What You Need to Know

December 11, 2018

Group Agreements for Good Colleagues

March 2, 2023

Young Parents Logic Model Tool

October 12, 2020

Volt20

March 13, 2019

Instructor Competency Tool

January 13, 2014

Show Me the Money: Guide to Developing a Winning Grant Proposal

June 30, 2015

Making Evidence-Based Sexual Health Education Work in Schools (MESHEWS)

July 26, 2017

Sex Education Collaborative Training Hub

August 3, 2021

HPV: Not Too Late

October 15, 2018

Keep It Simple

October 16, 2014

Challenging and Expanding Your Understanding and Practice of Inclusivity

April 5, 2022

Young Parents Stories

February 25, 2023

Thriving at the Intersection

October 8, 2018

Long-Term Improvements in Knowledge & Psychosocial Factors of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Intervention

June 16, 2017

Knowing the Law Participant Worksheet

January 14, 2015

2020 Annual Report

January 12, 2022

2021 Annual Report

October 13, 2022

Power Through Choices Training-of-Trainers

October 14, 2020

“The love that I was missing”

October 14, 2015

#SexEdForAll Tool Kit

January 21, 2023

Making the Most of Zoom Trainings

October 15, 2020

2018 Annual Report

October 1, 2018

Master the Art of Training

October 15, 2020

Communication & Co-Parenting Strategies for Working with Young Parents

October 15, 2020

2017 Annual Report

October 1, 2017

Evidence-Based Programs & Curricula

October 15, 2020

What Works? Sex Ed for Youth in Systems of Care

October 14, 2020

2016 Annual Report

November 1, 2016

HPV: Answering the FAQs You Hear from Young People

June 10, 2021

Teaching Strategies for Sex Education

October 1, 2020

Power Through Choices: Training-of-Facilitators

October 14, 2020

2015 Annual Report

October 15, 2016

LGBTQ+ 101

September 21, 2020

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