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 newly funded to support teams that will develop, refine, and...
Starting with Safe Spaces: The Value of Community Agreements Patricia and Kaitlyn explore the significance of community agreements in fostering safe, inclusive spaces for youth-supporting professionals and the young people they serve.October 26, 2023With Thrivology,...
Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by ThrivologySeptember 29, 2023In their modest and unassuming form, seeds encapsulate the potential for transformation and growth. Just as these seeds thrive when nurtured and cared for, so do our intentions, dreams,...
Raphael House of Portland engages their entire community in non-violent living through advocacy, education, and community outreach, and by providing a safe haven from domestic violence. September 13, 2023The Innovation Award is near and dear to our hearts because...
What's Right With You: Applying the Science of Trauma-Informed CareSeptember 8, 2023No one can deny that everyone, regardless of age, geography, or identity, has faced trauma over the last few years. Between the pandemic, political and racial unrest, and a crippling...
We push the boundaries of imagination to develop innovative approaches to adolescent health. This is how we create the space to do it.By Kaitlyn LaBonte, LMSW By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP August 1, 2023We live in a world full of complex and challenging issues—the...
6 Storytelling Lessons Learned while Creating the Casey Young Parents Stories.By Patricia Natalie, MA June 8, 2023When I first joined Healthy Teen Network in March 2022, my first project was to “create stories about young parents that can affect policy change.” Wow, I...
Thrivology Listens and Learns from You to Create Practical Resources Grounded in ResearchIn most cases, avoid using a kicker for a non-human author Thrivology post, as the collab mark is text-heavy.April 13, 2023Thrivology brings you the latest research on how to...
Resources and information from a recent True You Maryland training to help support the mental health and safety of your students.By Allison Tomai Felsen January 5, 2023Talking about sexuality in the classroom can be awkward! We’ve all been there. But there’s a...
Why a fun, outside-of-the-box scheme might be just what your brand, product, or campaign needs. By Nicholas Sufrinko November 10, 2022"T hat very night in Max’s room a forest grew and grew—and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the walls became the world all...
Healthy Teen Network and Center for Adolescent Health Awarded Funding to Establish a Research-to-Practice CenterThe Research-to-Practice Center will equip youth-supporting professionals with the information, skills, and products needed to implement trauma-informed and...
How you say it matters now more than ever.By Nicholas Sufrinko October 1, 2021It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it—an adage said a zillion times over. And yet today, it’s one that’s felt with particular intensity and dismay across public health fields like...
The road to developing, sustaining, and scaling up your product is a bumpy one. That's why I'm sharing some lessons I've learned along the way to help you navigate your tech development process.By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD August 5, 2021We’ve all been there,...
Part two of our series on why using human-centered design can help us create better resources, programs, and services.By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP July 29, 2021A lmost 15 years ago, when I took my first Human-Centered Design (HCD) course, I never imagined that I would...
A two-part series on why using human-centered design can help us create better resources, programs, and services.By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP July 21, 2021A s a young woman growing up in the Andes of Peru, nothing irritated me more than seeing many outsiders telling...
In the midst of a global pandemic, it's nearly impossible to get people to gather in-person. The good news is that you can still elevate the voice of your participants through digital focus groups.By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD October 8, 2020Many of us are used...
How does evidence inform innovation? Healthy Teen Network recently shared our position statement on evidence and innovation.January 17, 2019We talk a lot about evidence and innovation…or maybe we just hear all the time about how we need to be evidence-based and also...
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