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True You Maryland Curricula Recruitment Templates

True You Maryland Curricula Recruitment Templates August 2024 Canva templates for recruitment flyers and social media posts promoting two True You Maryland curricula: Plan A and 17 Days. Plan A Flyer Template Post Template 17 Days Flyer Template Post Template … Read More

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Sex Ed 101 for Educators

Sex Ed 101 for Educators 2024 *Updated from The Teacher’s Guide to Sex Ed (2018) Whether you’re a teacher, health educator, sex educator, peer educator, program facilitator, or any other kind of youth-supporting professional providing sex ed programming for young … Read More

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Protected: From Mid to Stellar: Youth-Friendly Services in Your Health Clinic

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Protected: Delivering Contraceptive Lessons

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Protected: More Than Pronouns: Creating Affirming Spaces During Positive Prevention Plus

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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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#SexEdForAll Tool Kit

#SexEdForAll Month Tool Kit April 2024 Sex Ed For All Month is coordinated by the Sex Education Collaborative—representing 26 national, regional, and state-based organizations with extensive experience training educators to deliver school-based sex education—in collaboration with the federal Sex Education … Read More

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Protected: Sexting: The New Dinner Conversation

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Protected: Protecting Youth Access to Health Care

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

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Protected: Consent and Sexting: An Essential Conversation with Young People

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Protected: Teaching Inclusive Sex Ed: A Focus on LGBTQIA+ Youth

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Protected: Adolescent Health Equity

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True You Maryland Brand Book

True You Maryland Brand Book October 2021 True You Maryland is an affirming, positive brand about finding, expressing, and celebrating your true self in the rural Maryland landscape. True You Maryland is a brand built by youth in rural Maryland … Read More

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True You Maryland Youth Advisory Board Recruitment Kit

Youth Advisory Board Recruitment Kit October 2021 Want to spread the word about your Youth Advisory Board? We’ve prepared this recruitment kit to make it easy to share. We’re done our best to make this kit useful for all our … Read More

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Protected: Adolescent Sexual Health Equity During COVID-19

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Are You Ready to ROCK?

Are You Ready to ROCK? 4 Ways to Revive Your Sex Ed Sex Education Collaborative As a member of the Sex Education Collaborative (SEC), Healthy Teen Network is pleased to share expert advice from LeKara Simmons, one of the Sex … Read More

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HPV: Answering the FAQs You Hear from Young People

Tip Sheet HPV Answering the FAQs You Hear from Young People Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common STI in the United States but perhaps one of the most misunderstood. To prepare you to talk with young people about HPV, … Read More

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Protected: Teen Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Maryland

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Protected: The Peer Educator’s Guide to Teaching Sex Ed

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Protected: Keeping It Real and Professional Part 2: Answering Challenging Questions

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

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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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Addressing Trafficking in Schools

Addressing Trafficking in Schools 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 on specifics … Read More

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What Really is Co-Parenting?

What Really Is Co-Parenting? December 2020 Pop quiz! Here is the situation…Jasmine, Tim, and their son James live together in Jasmine’s home. Jasmine’s mother, Tanya, also lives there and cares for James every night while Tanya is at work. Tanya … Read More

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

We Must Do Better To Engage Young Fathers: Here’s How December 2020 Are you providing supports and services for young fathers and struggling to engage them? Have you asked them about their experience or what can you do to make … Read More

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

Are Title IX and Maryland Law Protecting Expectant and Parenting Young People? December 2020 Almost 50 years later after Title IX was enacted, young people who are expectant and parenting are still experiencing outright sex-based discrimination and are stigmatized so … Read More

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You’re Excused!

You’re Excused! 2020 In the United States, students who are pregnant or parenting have rights, protected under Title IX and Maryland law. As a partner on Map 2 Success, a project of the Baltimore City Health Department and Maryland Department … Read More

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Protect Your Rights

Protect Your Rights: For Youth Who Are Pregnant and Parenting 2020 In the United States, students who are pregnant or parenting have rights, protected under Title IX. As a partner on Map 2 Success, a project of the Baltimore City … Read More

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How to Talk About Dual Protection

How to Talk about Dual Protection 2020 Designed for educators and clinicians, this elearning gives you the information and skills you need to address the increasing rates of STIs, whether you’re working in the classroom or clinic. Practice communicating with … 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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HPV: The Sooner, the Better for Peace of Mind

HPV: The Sooner, the Better for Peace of Mind 2018 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 … Read More

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HPV: By the Numbers

HPV: By the Numbers 2019 So, HPV (Human Papillomavirus)…It’s sexually transmitted, through all types of sex, it increases your risk of a whole bunch of HPV-related cancers, and it makes it more likely that you’ll contract genital warts…and overall, it’s … Read More

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Internet Advertising to Recruit Youth

Internet Advertising to Recruit Youth Presentations, Trainings, & Support Available Online & In-Person What’s all the hype about internet advertising? Not sure where to start, but you want to start now? Tried it before but with mixed results? Need some … Read More

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Just Down the Street: Minor Sex Trafficking

Hidden in Plain Sight: Minor Sex Trafficking in Maryland 2017 What is sex trafficking? What are some signs sex trafficking is happening? What should you do if you see sex trafficking? Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of … Read More

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HPV: Not Too Late

HPV: Not Too Late 2018 So, HPV (Human Papillomavirus)…It’s sexually transmitted, through all types of sex, it increases your risk of a whole bunch of HPV-related cancers, and it makes it more likely that you’ll contract genital warts…and overall, it’s … Read More

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Unlocking the Secrets of Classroom Management

Unlocking the Secrets of Classroom Management 2018 What student behaviors do you find most challenging? What techniques can you use to respond to these behaviors? Explore essential classroom management techniques for the sex education classroom. Take a peek at a … Read More

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Building Support for Sex Ed in Schools

Building Support for Sex Ed in Schools: Communications & Messaging Strategies 2018 What does (and doesn’t) motivate people to listen to your messages about the value of sex education? In this mini-course, practice building effective messages by working through real-world … Read More

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Serving Everyone: Providing Health Services to LGBTQ+ Youth

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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Privacy & Confidentiality

Privacy & Confidentiality for Adolescents Accessing Sexual & Reproductive Health Care 2018 Follow 16-year-old Kendall and learn about why young people need privacy and confidentiality while seeking sexual and reproductive health care. Complete this elearning course at your own pace. … Read More

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Navigating the Politics of Public Health

Navigating the Politics of Public Health: Finding Common Ground in Support of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Presentation Available Online & In-Person This four-part webinar series is a companion piece to the issue brief, Finding Common Ground: An Overview on Key … Read More

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Celebrating Young Parents

Celebrating Young Parents: How New Mexico and California Established a Day of Recognition 2017 Over the past several years, two states—New Mexico and California—have been working to affirm the value of young families and celebrate the ways they contribute to … Read More

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