Strategies to Develop an LGBTQIA+-Inclusive Adolescent Sexual Health Program EvaluationMarch 2024Adolescent sexual health interventions are increasingly incorporating content that is inclusive of LGBTQIA+ youth (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning,...
Power Through Choices: My Life, My Choices (5th Edition)2023Power Through Choices: My Life, My Choices (5th Edition) is a 10-session, evidence-based prevention curriculum specifically designed for adolescents ages 13–18 in systems of care. Power Through Choices was...
Updated Findings from the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review: October 2016 Through June 2022June 2023This brief summarizes the findings from a recent update to an ongoing systematic review of research on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection...
Pulse: A Web-Based, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Mobile App InterventionOctober 2021The 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...
Short-Term Impacts of Pulse: An App-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Black and Latinx WomenJennifer Manlove, PhD; Eizabeth Cook, MSPH; Brooke Whitfield; Makedah Johnson; Genevieve Martínez-García, PhD; and Milagros Garrido, MS Journal of Adolescent Health...
Lessons Learned from Replicating a Randomized Control Trial Evaluation of an App-Based Sexual Health ProgramJennifer Manlove, PhD; Brooke Whitfield; Jane Finocharo; and Elizabeth Cook, MSPHInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthMarch...
Lessons Learned in Providing Health Care Services for Native Youth & Learning Walks2014The Native Youth Project (NYP) was a national learning collaborative facilitated by the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), Healthy Teen Network, and the...
Positive Prevention Plus Implementation, Observation, & Reporting Guidance2022A big part of the True You Maryland project involves implementing Positive Prevention Plus (3P) in schools and communities. 3P is an evidence-based, comprehensive family life and human...
Youth Advisory Board Recruitment KitOctober 2021Want 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 True You Maryland partners, but you may need...
Implementation Evaluation of Pulse: Findings from a Rigorous Evaluation of New or Innovative Approaches to Prevent Teen PregnancyJuly 2021This implementation report provides details on the recruitment procedures and implementation findings of an evaluation of Pulse, a...
Crush: Sex Ed for Real Life2018Crush shares sexual health information with adolescent women—anywhere, anytime. It is an innovative digital tool that empowers adolescent women by sharing on-demand access to comprehensive, medically accurate sexual health information....
Pulse, an App in Action: Preliminary Usage Results from a Randomized Control Trial2019Pulse is currently being tested via a two-armed randomized controlled trial with 1,500 young women. In 2019, we joined our project partners, Child Trends, at the #HealthyTeen19...
Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education? May 2018 In 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 strengthen sexual...
Evidence-Based Programs & CurriculaPresentations, Trainings, Training-of-Facilitators, Trainings-of-Trainers, & Technical AssistanceWe can help you build-buy in for evidence-based programs, select the program that fits your needs, prepare your health educators...
Power Through Choices Training-of-FacilitatorsAvailable Online & In-PersonReady to implement the only proven effective curriculum designed for and with youth involved in systems of care? We'll train your facilitators to implement the evidence-based program, Power...
Power Through ChoicesTraining-of-Trainers Available In-Person (Online, Coming Soon!)Do you have a team of trainers experienced at building the capacity of adult professionals? A Training-of-Trainers, or a TOT, prepares experienced trainers to conduct a...
What Works? Sexual Health Education for Youth Involved in Systems of CarePresentation Available Online & In-PersonWhat does it take to provide high-quality sexual health education to youth involved in systems of care? In this interactive workshop, participants...
Young Parents Logic Model2020The Young Parents Logic Model is a tool designed to help professionals and organizations think about how to design and improve their programs and services for young people who are pregnant or parenting. The tool encourages a holistic...
We help you talk about the hard stuff.Where We Started Getting school and community partners to work together is so important for improving sexual health education and services. In any given community, there are often many programs and services working with young...
The only proven effective sexual health program designed with and for youth in systems of care.Where We Started After years of supporting their efforts and providing training and technical assistance, Healthy Teen Network acquired Power Through Choices, the...
Increase appropriations for the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health to at least $100 million annually.Updated February 13, 2020Congressional Action Request U.S. Senators: Submit an FY 2021 appropriations programmatic request of at least $100 million for CDC...
Congress should reauthorize the PAF program because it is vital for students who are pregnant and parenting and for pregnant women who have experienced sexual violence.Updated February 13, 2020Congressional Action Request U.S. Senators: Co-sponsor the Pregnancy...
ReSHAPINGEvidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems: Outcomes across settings, Children and Youth Services Review Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 Elizabeth Aparicio, Katie Massey Combs, Claudette...
Final Impacts of the Power Through Choices Program Evaluation Reports September 2016Power Through Choices was evaluated as part of the federal Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA) in collaboration with the Oklahoma Institute for Child...
Internet Advertising to Recruit YouthPresentations, 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 tips to...
Selling Sexual Health: Comparing Two Pilot Recruitment Internet Ad Campaigns for Latinx Individuals2019Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter offer the opportunity to reach large numbers of youth. However, program managers' success in...
Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview2019Curious 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...
Volt202019Volt20 helps youth create a written “game plan” as they think about their lives and plan for a healthy future. With Volt20, adolescents and young adults, up to 24 years old, can focus on what’s going on with their bodies, minds, relationships, and the...
Staying on Track Using Getting to Outcomes®2015Getting to Outcomes® (GTO)is an evidence-based approach for planning, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining a program. Whether you are just getting on board using GTO, or you have years of experience using it, this...
Fidelity is a Delicious PieU Choose to Know Digest, 2018Consider this: fidelity is like a delicious pie. Say your favorite pie is your grandmother’s special apple pie. Her recipe uses frozen pie crust, Gala apples, and brown sugar. You decide to make it one day, but...
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