Teen Pregnancy / Family Planning
Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Provides teachers and health educators with tools and information for creating programs that help reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors among teens. Includes current research, statistics on teen pregnancy, information on effective programs and descriptions of common theoretical paradigms used to design prevention programs.
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Planned Parenthood
Health care services, sex education, and sexual health information and materials about sexual and reproductive health.
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Features comprehensive and regularly updated resources to support teenage pregnancy prevention efforts particularly in regards to program and curriculum development. Some materials in Spanish are provided.
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Healthy Teen Network
Provides leadership, education, training, information, advocacy, resources and support to professional individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent health, with an emphasis on teen pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and teen parenting.
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Get Real Campaign
Provides information about the “Get Real About Teen Pregnancy” campaign and includes reports, media information, and suggestions for how various stakeholders can make a difference.
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EC-Help.org
Get the facts, debunk the myths and find out where women of all ages can get Emergency Contraception as quickly as possible in pharmacies in California and many other states.
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CDC: Adolescent Reproductive Health
Provides national information on adolescent reproductive health, and links to resources, data and research.
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California Family Health Council, Inc.
Presents information about CFHC projects aimed to increase access to family planning services, including public policy advocacy efforts.
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California Department of Health Services, Office of Family Planning, Family PACT
Provides information about Family PACT, a program designed to increase access to comprehensive family planning services for low-income men and women. Eligibility criteria and enrollment instructions are detailed.
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California Department of Health Services, Office of Family Planning
Describes projects sponsored by the Office of Family Planning, including Family PACT, Male Involvement Program, Information and Education Programs and Teen SMART. Also provides funding information and a resource directory of organizations, publishers and distributors of material, information and resources related to teen pregnancy prevention.
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Reproductive Health
Recent News & Research
This brief is the first in a series of policy updates and case studies associated with the multi-year evaluation of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC), which provides comprehensive health services to adolescents and young adults ages 10-24 in…
Young Adult Preventive Health Care Guidelines: There But Can’t Be Found
In the context of increasing attention on young adult health and healthcare, NAHIC researchers (in UCSF’s Division of Adolescent Medicine) examined existing adolescent and adult professional guidelines relevant to young adults. They analyzed these guidelines, with special emphasis on the…
According to this study, teens who received information only about abstinence were less likely than others to have sought out the services that are necessary to improving their sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Even among sexually experienced teens, the data…
Recent Publications
ASHWG Core Competencies
Developed by the Adolescent Sexual Health Working Group (ASHWG), these resources are specifically intended for adult providers and educators of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
CA Adolescent Data Set
Recently updated with 2010 data, this is a collection of county-specific data about the health status of adolescents in Excel format
Data Tables
The ASHWG Data for Adolescent Births, AIDS and STD are now updated with 2009 data
Provider Resource
Understanding Confidentiality and Minor Consent in California
Upcoming Events
Promoting the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth in Foster Care
This training takes places Friday, March 23, 2012, 10:00AM-noon at the Center for the Vulnerable Child, 5275 Claremont Avenue, Oakland. Caregivers, child welfare, and health professionals will:
Learn about the sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care
How…
This training takes places Friday, April 27, 2012, 10:00AM-noon at the Center for the Vulnerable Child, 5275 Claremont Avenue, Oakland.
This training provides:
An introduction to the theory and principles of Positive Youth development, such as understanding resilience and internal…
Panel Discussion and Launch of Public Awareness Campaign
CAHC invites you to a panel discussion and the launch of a public awareness campaign on January 31st at 11am to prevent abuse in teen relationships. Panelists include Elizabeth Miller, Lisa Fujie Parks and Melanie M. Natividad. The event takes…
