Serving Everyone: Providing Sexual & Reproductive Health Services to LGBTQ+ Youth 2018 With this module, learn how sexual and reproductive health providers can better treat LGBTQIA+ students with respect. You can meet two students that identify as LGBTQIA+ and learn … Read More
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Parenting in the Digital Age
Parenting in the Digital Age September 2024 As parents and caregivers, you want to be a source of help and support for your teens. We know your top priority is keeping your kids safe and providing a healthy environment where … Read More
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Providers in the Digital Age
Providers in the Digital Age September 2024 Now more than ever, young people have access to a myriad of health resources online—and not all of them are trustworthy. How can healthcare professionals ensure that young people are using the most … Read More
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Sexual Health Facilitators’ Guide to Responding to Youth’s Questions About Sex
Sexual Health Facilitators’ Guide to Responding to Youth’s Questions About Sex 2023 Facilitators of sexual health education programs may face a dilemma when they aren’t sure about how to respond to a youth’s question. This may be because they don’t … Read More
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El Camino: A Positive Youth Development-Focused Sexual Health Education Program
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Serenity Kit
Serenity Kit A thoughtfully curated kit for youth-supporting professionals to promote self-care, healing, and a sense of safety Get yours Thrivology News About Us Ask Us Stay Inspired An experience for the senses Within every Serenity Kit is an experience … Read More
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Thrivopolis
Thrivopolis A game and discussion where players navigate a social safety net in the not-so-distant future Join the fun! Thrivology News About Us Ask Us Stay Inspired In the wake of the Great Unraveling in the not-so-distant future, a brave … Read More
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Serenity Collection
Serenity Collection Helping youth-supporting professionals create the time and space for self-care and healing Explore Thrivology News About Us Ask Us Stay Inspired Experience the Serenity Collection As youth-supporting professionals, you dedicate a lot of time and energy caring for … Read More
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Serenity Room
Serenity Room a research-backed, sensory experience for you to explore, relax, and find your inner serenity Welcome Guide Thrivology News About Us Ask Us Stay Inspired Nurture your well-being We invite you to experience the Serenity Room at the Teen … Read More
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program’s Adolescent Sexual Health Innovation Hubs Showcase
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program’s Adolescent Sexual Health Innovation Hubs Showcase April 2024 We’re thrilled to unveil Healthy Teen Network’s Innovation Incubator Hub, In/Tend—funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs. We are one of six organizations … Read More
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Internal & External Condom Steps
Internal & External Condom Steps August 2024 Condom demonstrations are important because it’s better for young people to see (and then practice!) applying a condom before they need to use it. Review condom use steps for internal and external condoms, … Read More
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Sexual Identity Glossary
Sexual Identity Glossary 2024 This handout identifies terms related to gender and sexual identity. Sexual identity is typically a combination of someone’s: sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and sexual behavior. When packaged together, we get a sense of our … Read More
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Strategies to Develop an LGBTQIA+-Inclusive Adolescent Sexual Health Program Evaluation
Strategies to Develop an LGBTQIA+-Inclusive Adolescent Sexual Health Program Evaluation March 2024 Adolescent sexual health interventions are increasingly incorporating content that is inclusive of LGBTQIA+ youth (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and other marginalized sexualities and genders). Evaluations of … Read More
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Merck Return to Care
Featured Project Merck Return to Care The Healthy Teen Oracle card deck centers around 16 unique, health-related Oracle cards with properties such as uncertainty, ritual, and encouragement. Where We Started One of the many ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has … Read More
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Communication is Key: Sharing STI Test Results with Your Partner
Communication Is Key: Sharing STI Test Results with Your Partner 2022 HIV and STI testing should be a part of your routine—and, if you have a partner or partners, theirs too—so let’s talk about it! Having a Conversation about Getting … Read More
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From Mid to Stellar: Youth-Friendly Services in Your Health Clinic
From Mid to Stellar: Youth-Friendly Services in Your Health Clinic June 2023 Join Adolescent Health Initiative and True You Maryland, a program of the Maryland Department of Health, to discover ways you and your clinic can go from “mid” to … Read More
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Updated Findings from the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review: October 2016-May 2022
Updated Findings from the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review: October 2016 Through June 2022 June 2023 This brief summarizes the findings from a recent update to an ongoing systematic review of research on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection … Read More
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Pulse: A Web-Based, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Mobile App Intervention
Pulse: A Web-Based, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Mobile App Intervention October 2021 The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) funded the development and rigorous evaluation of the Pulse program to determine if it is an effective approach for improving contraceptive knowledge and … Read More
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Short-Term Impacts of Pulse: An App-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Black and Latinx Women
Short-Term Impacts of Pulse: An App-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Black and Latinx Women Jennifer Manlove, PhD; Eizabeth Cook, MSPH; Brooke Whitfield; Makedah Johnson; Genevieve Martínez-García, PhD; and Milagros Garrido, MS November 2019 Purpose Black and Latinx women aged … Read More
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Lessons Learned from Replicating a Randomized Control Trial Evaluation of an App-Based Sexual Health Program
Lessons Learned from Replicating a Randomized Control Trial Evaluation of an App-Based Sexual Health Program Jennifer Manlove, PhD; Brooke Whitfield; Jane Finocharo; and Elizabeth Cook, MSPH International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health March 2021 Purpose This study presents … Read More
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Communication is Key: Having a Conversation About Getting Tested for STIs with Your Partner
Communication Is Key: Having a Conversation about Getting Tested for STIs with Your Partner 2022 HIV and STI testing should be a part of your routine—and, if you have a partner or partners, theirs too—so let’s talk about it! Having … Read More
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More Than Pronouns: Creating Affirming Spaces During Positive Prevention Plus
More Than Pronouns: Creating Affirming Spaces During Positive Prevention Plus March 2023 We all are learning, growing, and doing the best we can for our students. Navigating conversations in a sex ed class can be complex. “Am I using the … Read More
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Group Agreements for Good Colleagues
Group Agreements for Good Colleagues 2021 This is a working document that was crafted by the Healthy Teen Network staff and was inspired by our former Board Chair Nadine Finigan-Carr in the midst of the first year of the COVID-19 … Read More
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National Observances, Awareness Campaigns, and Holidays Calendar
National Observances, Awareness Campaigns, and Holidays Calendar January 2024 National health observances and awareness campaigns are great opportunities to efficiently use and adapt existing content in support of the goal of promoting adolescent sexual health and well-being. This Google calendar … Read More
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Why Sex Ed For All?
Why Sex Ed For All? October 2021 Have you heard that May is Sex Ed For All Month? Yes, no, maybe? Or yes, but you don’t quite get it? It’s okay…that’s actually what this session is all about. Since 2019, … Read More
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Many Ways of Being
Featured Project Many Ways of Being Many Ways of Being is an inclusive, youth-centered curriculum focused on gender equity, healthy relationships, and safer sex practices. Where We Started Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice (formerly known as Promundo-US), in … Read More
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Real Talk Evaluation
Featured Project Real Talk Evaluation Real Talk modernizes sex education by capitalizing on youths’ desire to engage in peer sharing. Where We Started Real Talk modernizes sex education by capitalizing on youths’ desire to engage in peer sharing. Real Talk was … Read More
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DC Next!
Featured Project DC Next! Centering young people as valued experts in identifying challenges to create innovative solutions. What It Is DC NEXT! is a collective impact innovation network of young parents, community providers, educational institutions, healthcare agencies, government partners, and … Read More
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Lessons Learned in Providing Health Care Services for Native Youth
Lessons Learned in Providing Health Care Services for Native Youth & Learning Walks 2014 The Native Youth Project (NYP) was a national learning collaborative facilitated by the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), Healthy Teen Network, and the Centers … Read More
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Protecting Youth Access to Health Care
Protecting Youth Access to Health Care April 2022 Of all the reproductive health services—testing, treatment, supplies, procedures—which ones can a minor access without their parent/guardian’s permission? Get the answers during this 30-minute overview of Maryland’s Minor Access laws. This session … Read More
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Implementation Evaluation of Pulse
Implementation Evaluation of Pulse: Findings from a Rigorous Evaluation of New or Innovative Approaches to Prevent Teen Pregnancy July 2021 This implementation report provides details on the recruitment procedures and implementation findings of an evaluation of Pulse, a web–based mobile health … Read More
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Pulse
Featured Project Pulse Pulse puts the power of sexual health information, in English and Spanish, in the hands of millions of young women. What It Is Pulse, a web-based mobile health (mHealth) app, uses interactive, multimedia features to enhance engagement … Read More
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Teen Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Maryland
Teen Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Maryland February 2021 This training will equip you with all of the pertinent information regarding Maryland State Laws and minors accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare including preventative health services, abortion care, and more. We … Read More
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Keeping It Real and Professional Part 2: Answering Challenging Questions
Keeping It Real and Professional Part 2: Answering Challenging Questions February 2021 Educators and facilitators are often torn between the desire to connect with students/youth while answering their questions comprehensively and the desire to maintain appropriate boundaries. This training will … Read More
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Keeping It Real and Professional Part 1: The Wondrous Landscape of Teaching Sex Ed
Keeping It Real and Professional Part 1: The Wondrous Landscape of Teaching Sex Ed January 2021 Teaching sex ed can be rewarding…but also complicated! Human service professionals are often torn between the desire to connect with clients and teach from … Read More
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Working with Patients Experiencing Human Trafficking
Working with Patients Experiencing Human Trafficking December 2019 Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Prevention of Adolescent Risk Initiative, this elearning unit is available to learn about sex and labor trafficking. This unit is focused … Read More
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Human Trafficking 101
Human Trafficking 101 February 2019 Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Prevention of Adolescent Risk Initiative, this elearning unit is available to learn about sex and labor trafficking. This unit is focused … Read More
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Creating a Comfortable Climate
Creating a Comfortable Climate Training Available Online & In-Person This training helps sex education instructors ensure they are using best practices when it comes to setting the tone for discussions, answering questions, preventing challenging situations, and managing them effectively if … Read More
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Spotting Sex Trafficking
Spotting Sex Trafficking U Choose to Know Digest, 2019 Sex trafficking is using force, fraud, or coercion to exploit someone for a commercial sex act. Any minor involved in commercial sex is automatically a victim of sex trafficking whether or … Read More
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Youth-Friendly Services Assessment Tool & Guide
Youth-Friendly Services Assessment Tool & Guide 2018 This interactive tool can help you decide if your clinic is delivering services in a youth-friendly way. Offering youth-friendly services means that clinical services are provided in a way that makes it easy … Read More
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HPV: By the Numbers (for parents)
HPV: By the Numbers (for parents) 2019 HPV…maybe you’ve heard about the kinds of cancers it causes, the 30,000+ people it affects every year, or that it’s sexually transmitted (through all types of sex), but you still aren’t sure about … Read More