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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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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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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Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education?
Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education? May 2018 n 2013, the Division of Adolescent School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC DASH) awarded 17 Local Education Agencies (LEA) funding to … Read More
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Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education
Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education May 2022 Have you ever wondered why we have student standards for sex education in schools, guidance for pre-service teachers, but no standards to help existing sex education teachers become more effective? We wondered … Read More
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Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview
Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview 2019 Curious about Power Through Choices, the only evidence-based sexual health education program designed for youth in foster care? This overview walks you through the basics of the curriculum to answer all your questions: What is … 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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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