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Power Through Choices is a proven effective program and is widely recognized as an evidence-based program. The outcome findings documented a number of statistically significant changes in knowledge, attitude, intention, and behavior, providing strong evidence of effectiveness

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Power Through Choices is a proven effective program and is widely recognized as an evidence-based program: 

Impact Evaluation Report, 2016

Power Through Choices was evaluated as part of the federal Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA) in collaboration with the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, and its independent evaluators at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the University of Nevada, Reno. PPA was a national evaluation funded by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) to study the effectiveness of seventeen pregnancy prevention approaches. The PPA evaluation conducted random-assignment studies to provide rigorous evidence about program impacts, document implementation of the program, and generate insights about the successes and challenges of delivering innovative teen pregnancy prevention programs.

Data collection and analysis were completed in the summer of 2015. The final Impact Evaluation Report was released in September 2016. The outcome findings documented a number of statistically significant changes in knowledge, attitude, intention, and behavior, providing strong evidence of effectiveness.

More knowledge of HIV, STIs, and birth control

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Felt more equipped to communicate with partner(s)

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Felt more equipped to plan for/avoid unprotected sex

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Felt more equipped to obtain birth control

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Lower rates of sexual activity

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Less likely to report having sex without birth control

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Less likely to be involved in a pregnancy

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Check out these resources, briefs, reports, and presentations about Power Through Choices.

Get It Now: Curriculum Materials

Power Through Choices is available for purchase now. Materials include everything you need to implement the curriculum with young people.

Print Materials

With your purchase, you’ll receive a print copy of the following materials in a three-ring binder.

  • Session plans
  • Facilitator notes
  • Handouts
Digital Downloads

With your purchase, you will also receive a link to download a digital copy of the documents needed for implementation:

  • Survey tool for youth participants
  • Certificates of completion template
  • Power Through Choices style guide
  • Slideshow template for the sessions on STIs and anatomy
Optional Training-of-Facilitators

As of September 2023, the Power Through Choices Training-of-Facilitators is encouraged but not required. After purchasing the curriculum, you have the option to enroll in a virtual Power Through Choices Training-of-Facilitators within one year of purchase, at no additional cost (training fee is included in the cost of the curriculum). We offer these trainings virtually twice a year.

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Quick Look

Power Through Choices is an evidence-based sexual health education program specifically designed for adolescents ages 13–18 involved in systems of care.

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10, 90-Minute Sessions
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For Young People, Ages 13-18, Involved in Systems of Care

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Trauma-Informed

Choice-Focused

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Evidence-Based Program

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Based in Theory

Self-Empowering

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LGBTQ+-Inclusive

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Implement in a Wide Range of Settings

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For Groups of 8-20 Participants

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