Words Matter: A Guide to Inclusive Language for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health October 2024 Language shapes our world, and the words we choose can build bridges or barriers. That’s why, across fields and industries, experts agree: Words matter. Words … 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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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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Adoption Competency in a Post-Roe v. Wade Reality
ReSHAPING Adoption Competency in a Post-Roe v. Wade Reality Journal of Social Work Education, July 2022 Elisa E. Madden, Monica Faulkner, Donna M. Aguiniga Suggested Citation Madden, E., Faulkner, M. & Aguiniga, D.M. (2022) Adoption Competency in a Post–Roe v. Wade … Read More
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A content analysis of case records: Two-generations of child protective services involvement
ReSHAPING A content analysis of case records: Two-generations of child protective services involvement Child and Youth Services Review, April 2019 Andrea Lane Eastman PhD MA, Lisa Schelbe PhD MSW, & Jacquelyn McCroskey Suggested Citation Eastman, A. L., Schelbe, L., … Read More
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Activate Collective
2020 – 2022 Activate Collective Bridging the gap between research and practice What It Is From 2020 to 2022, Healthy Teen Network partnered with Child Trends and Chapin Hall to develop and disseminate research-based practice resources for professionals who work with … Read More
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Bridging the Divide between Child Welfare and Home Visiting Systems to Address the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care
ReSHAPING Bridging the Divide between Child Welfare and Home Visiting Systems to Address the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care Social Service Review, March 2021 Amy Dworsky, Elissa R. Gitlow, and Kristen Ethier Suggested CitationDworsky, A., Gitlow, … Read More
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Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care
ReSHAPING Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care Children and Youth Services Review, March 2021 Svetlana Shpiegel, Tammi Fleming, Lisa Mishraky, Sheila VanWert, Blanca Goetz, Elizabeth M. Aparicio, and Bryn King Suggested Citation … Read More
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“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
ReSHAPING “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 Captured Through PhotoVoice Qualitative Health Research, October 2020 Suggested CitationAparicio … Read More
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Everyone Wins!
Everyone Wins!: Co-Parenting Can Work for All 2020 As a partner on Map 2 Success, a project of the Baltimore City Health Department and Maryland Department of Health, Healthy Teen Network developed this poster, as a complement to Protect Your … Read More
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Communication & Co-Parenting Strategies for Working with Young Parents
Communication & Co-Parenting Strategies for Working with Young Parents Presentation, Training, & Technical Assistance Available Young people who are pregnant or parenting often face unique challenges face in supporting their children. Professionals can support and empower young parents to overcome … Read More
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Early childbirth among foster youth
ReSHAPING Early childbirth among foster youth: A latent class analysis to determine subgroups at increased risk Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2019 Suggested CitationKing, B., Eastman, A. L., Grinnell‐Davis, C., & Aparicio, E. (2019). Early childbirth among foster youth: … Read More
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“My body is strong and amazing”
ReSHAPING “My body is strong and amazing:” Embodied experiences of pregnancy and birth among young women in foster care Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW; Claudette Grinnell-Davis, PhD, MS, MSW; Bryn King, PhD, MSW; and Svetlana … Read More
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Supporting Young Parents to Reach for the Stars
Supporting Young Parents to Reach for the Stars! U Choose to Know Digest, 2018 It can be hard keeping up with schoolwork, and even harder when pregnant and/or parenting. While it is true that only about 50% of young mothers … Read More
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First births to maltreated adolescent girls
ReSHAPING First births to maltreated adolescent girls: Differences associated with spending time in foster care Child Maltreatment, 2017 Bryn King, PhD, MSW Suggested CitationKing, B. (2017). First births to maltreated adolescent girls: Differences associated with spending time in … Read More
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Employment Outcomes of Young Parents Who Age Out of Foster Care
ReSHAPING Employment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster care Children and Youth Services Review, January 2017 Amy Dworsky, Elissa Gitlow Suggested CitationDworsky, A., & Gitlow, E. (2017). Employment outcomes of young parents who age … Read More
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Intimate partner violence and pregnant and parenting adolescents in out‐of‐home care
ReSHAPING Intimate partner violence and pregnant and parenting adolescents in out‐of‐home care: Reflections on a data set and implications for intervention Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2016 Judith W Herrman PhD, RN, FAAN; Nadine Finigan-Carr PhD; and Kathertine M Haigh MSN, … Read More
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Extended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth
ReSHAPING Extended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth: An Opportunity for Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting Support Journal of Adolescent Health, 2016 Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Ivy Hammond, Andrea Lane Eastman, Jacquelyn McCroskey, Daniel Webster Suggested CitationEastman, A. L. (2016). Extended Foster … Read More
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“I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This”
ReSHAPING “I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This”: The unfolding journey of teenage motherhood in and beyond foster care Qualitative Social Work, June 2016 Suggested CitationAparicio, E. M. (2016). “I Can Get Through This and I … Read More
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“The love that I was missing”
ReSHAPING “The love that I was missing”: Exploring the lived experience of motherhood among teen mothers in foster care Children and Youth Services, 2015 Suggested CitationAparicio, E. M. (2015). “The love that I was missing”: Exploring the lived experience of … Read More
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Bricks, Mortar, & Community: The Foundations of Supportive Housing for Pregnant & Parenting Teens
Bricks, Mortar, & Community: The Foundations of Supportive Housing for Pregnant & Parenting Teens 2014 Articulating core components based on what we know ensures success among pregnant and parenting teens utilizing supportive housing services that embrace them and helps set … Read More
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A cross-sectional examination of birth rates among adolescent girls in foster care
ReSHAPING A cross-sectional examination of birth rates among adolescent girls in foster care Children and Youth Services Review, June 2013 Suggested CitationKing, B., Putnam-Hornstein, E., Cederbaumb, J. & Needell, B. (2013) A cross-sectional examination of birth rates among adolescent girls … Read More
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An American Frame: Teen Pregnancy and Parenting
An American Frame: Teen Pregnancy and Parenting 2010 We teamed up with the FrameWorks Institute to take a look at how the media, as well as advocates, talk about (aka, framing or messaging) young people who are pregnant or parenting. … Read More
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Helping Teens Help Themselves
Helping Teens Help Themselves 2006 This national blueprint represents a multi-year, multidisciplinary approach to increase supportive housing options for pregnant and parenting teens exiting foster care. Get It Now Contributing Staff Janet Max, MPH, CHES Related True You Maryland Curricula … Read More
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Promoting Successful Transition from Foster/Group Home Settings to Independent Living Among Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Promoting Successful Transition from Foster/Group Home Settings to Independent Living among Pregnant and Parenting Teens 2005 This summary report, generously supported by the Freddie Mac Foundation, discusses the difficulties facing teenagers in foster care/group settings and the policy that surrounds … Read More
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Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers
Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers 2004 This report by Lorraine Klerman, DrPH, summarizes what is known about additional births to teen mothers, the dimensions of the problem, the factors that seem to increase the chances of such … Read More