This guide to trauma-informed programming is for facilitators who deliver school- and community-based or one-on-one programs to young people. It includes user-friendly checklists that facilitators can use before, during, and after program delivery to ensure that they are using a trauma-informed approach.
The guide is accompanied by a handout that provides a list of national resources for youth…
This Family Formation tip sheet is developed through the lens of the research on societal benefits for children who are raised by both biological parents within a healthy and committed marriage, and benefits for the community when the institution of marriage is communicated in a positive manner. Research presented supports the goal of the SRAE program and its requirements.
In this session, grantees share innovative strategies on how youth have been engaged in their cultural context and empowered through personal agency toward healthy decision-making.
Welcome and Introductions and Opening Remarks for the SRAE TTA Virtual Topical Training, February 23-25, 2021.
Setting the Stage for Youth Thriving: Harvard's Human Flourishing Program highlights empirical research across multiple social science and medical disciplines that inform human flourishing. It provides practical guidance for the integration of important multidisciplinary findings that…
In this webinar, the Family & Youth Services Bureau provided a detailed presentation of how they have been successful in increasing optimal health messaging for youth through a multi-faceted digital media campaign, along with tools and resources for youth-serving providers and caregivers. The Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation shares a brief overview of collaborative efforts…
Many youth victims of human trafficking come into contact with health care and social service professionals and remain unidentified. Youth and young adult victims of trafficking can present a wide range of physical and psychological health issues and social service needs. This webinar training aims to educate social service providers and health care professionals on how to identify, treat, and…
To facilitate effective implementation of a Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) program, it is crucial to assess how implementation will occur in the community, school, or other settings. This tip sheet provides steps to researching the needs of the target population(s), investigating existing programs, and learning the specific concerns of the institutions and/or agencies involved, to help…
The Science of Hope and Its Application to SRAE Programs
This Topical Training focuses on the Science of Hope and explores the power of hope for youth as a protective factor in overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and as a motivating factor for personal and future success. Various aspects of the topic are covered throughout the three-day training, allowing grantees to better…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released a resource guide entitled, Keeping Youth Drug Free. This important guide was primarily written for parents and youth care providers. In addition to underscoring the long-term effects of early alcohol and illicit drug use, the document also offers tips for preventing substance use disorders among…
Healthy parent–teen communication and a close connection between teens and their parents, guardians, and other caregivers promote abstinence, contraceptive use, condom use, and other behaviors to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This tip sheet will help grantees and other youth-serving providers understand the impact of parenting styles on the development and behavior…
Teaching adolescents how to form safe and healthy relationships is a key part of helping them refrain from engaging in risk-taking behaviors as well as improving their reproductive health outcomes and emotional and social wellbeing. Designed to supplement your organization’s programming with middle and high school youth, this engaging lesson will provide youth with information and skills to…
This resource guide provides tips and strategies for adolescent pregnancy prevention (APP) grantees and their partners to articulate their missions and goals to help audiences gain a clear understanding of what APP programs can offer. The resource guide summarizes the benefits of branding and provides examples of how branding can help your organization promote your programs. Use the accompanying…
This resource from We Think Twice™ can supplement your organization’s programming with middle and high school youth by offering them tools to help improve their well-being. The interactive lesson includes:
Coping and self-care practices and techniques.
Links to online resources to improve well-being and mental health.
Information about when and how to facilitate conversations about mental…
This dynamic lesson from We Think Twice™ is designed to supplement your organization’s programming with middle and high school youth. It provides youth information on identifying healthy and unhealthy messages in the media related to sex, dating, and relationships and encourages them to base their own ideas about these topics on facts, dispelled myths, and their own values. The…
Youth are often unaware of the potential long-term impacts and safety implications of digital technology. This lesson from We Think Twice™ is designed to supplement your organization’s programming with middle and high school youth by engaging youth in pondering questions about digital technology (e.g., posting on social media, accepting or declining a friend request, giving out personal…
While teen birth rates decline, disparities remain. Hear OhioHealth’s story about how its Teen Options to Prevention Pregnancy (TOPP) Program supports pregnant and parenting teens. Video publication date: May 26, 2016.
Youth are constantly bombarded by images of bodies. Whether they are conscious of it or not, they receive messages about which bodies are “good bodies” and which ones are “bad bodies” from media, doctors, family, peers, and others. For a young person, these messages can be difficult to navigate, especially along with body changes that occur during adolescence. Educators have a responsibility to…
Program management is a critical aspect of ensuring compliance with Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) legislative and notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) requirements and high-quality program implementation. This interactive webinar will offer an opportunity for PREP grantees to learn about program management tips and strategies used by current grantees to ensure PREP legislative…
A growing barrage of stressors has led to nearly 42% of U.S. high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.1 This infographic provides grantees with information about each of those stressors and the ways supportive adults can alleviate them. Learn how supportive adults can create a safe environment for youth, normalize talking about mental health, promote…
Self-regulation is foundational for positive health and functioning across the lifespan, including physical health, mental and emotional health, social relationships, academic achievement, and socio-economic success. It also can be learned over time, making it a powerful focus for intervention. By promoting self-regulation as a key component of health education, educators can help youth achieve…
This webinar, for Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grantees, focused on how grantees can develop a comprehensive social media strategy to engage youth and parents. Presenters cover how to develop social media content, identify tools and strategies for managing social media accounts, engage youth in the content planning process, and use paid media to boost engagement and expand…
This webinar will provide grantees with an understanding of the guiding principles for Continuous Quality Improvement, followed by grantee panelists who will share how their organizations have effectively utilized CQI in improving:
Program design and implementation
Program recruitment strategies
Program retention
This webinar focuses on a framework for developing successful youth-adult allyships to support youth engagement in PREP programming and to address Adulthood Preparation Subjects such as Healthy Life Skills and Adolescent Development. It includes ways grantees can implement and adapt these strategies in a virtual climate. Engaging youth collaboratively in program planning and delivery might be a…
This guide outlines how to implement high-quality virtual prevention programming. Tips range from considerations for virtual platforms and curriculum adaptations to how to implement a continuous quality improvement process. This guide is relevant for grantees who are beginners or experts at virtual program implementation.
These FAQs address specific questions about flexibilities in programming, data collection, and the use of federally awarded funds in light of the current COVID-19 situation in alignment with OMB and ACF guidance.
Presentation Date: 6/22/2021
This webinar addresses positive youth development and how an intentional, community-wide approach to organizing services to engage and support youth will help them reach their full potential. The webinar begins with a 35-minute overview of the Positive Youth Development (PYD) Model followed by two guest grantees discussing:
Best practices for facilitation and engagement that supports PYD…
This tip sheet elaborates on the challenges and barriers to providing abstinence and contraceptive education to youth with disabilities and debunks long-held myths about sexuality among people with disabilities. It covers the implications for providing education to youth with specific types of disabilities along with recommended educational strategies to meet youth’s needs.
This parent-focused infographic will help parents and caregivers start conversations with their teens about relationships and sex. It is designed to dispel common myths and increase parents' level of comfort with these types of conversations. The infographic covers how to prepare, how to communicate, what to say, and when to have these conversations.
The Personal Responsibility: Healthy Decision-Making and Focus on the Future webinar examines the foundational components of personal responsibility, healthy decision-making, self-regulation, goal setting, and the impact on healthy relationship formation and future outcomes for youth. The webinar will include findings from Sexual Risk Avoidance Education research, including the Sexual Risk…
The book Contagious by Jonah Berger “reveals the science behind why products, services, and ideas become popular.” Using the STEPPS framework (Social Currency, Triggers, Emotion, Public, Practical Value, and Stories), grantees discovered why certain stories, brands, and content goes viral, and how they can apply these concepts to increase awareness of their programs. This…
This webinar took place on April 8, 2021, and shows how to effectively incorporate a trauma-informed approach into virtual program implementation. Presenters share strategies and recommendations for facilitators to ensure that they are implementing their projects from a trauma-informed perspective, along with examples of policies and procedures that can support trauma-informed program…
Visit the NTPP Month Digital Media Toolkit for information and tools you can use to help spread the word about teen pregnancy prevention.
Vernae Martin, Program Manager with FYSB and Kendy Cox, Vice President with Public Strategies, share closing remarks for the February 2021 Topical Training.
This session offers the opportunity to better understand the concept and value of social capital, as supported by research. It also provides grantees the language to help identify ways to build the social capital of the youth they serve to help them thrive.
In the Field Talk session, grantees discuss the social networks that could be used to build social capital for youth, and practice…
This 90-minute webinar showcased research findings focused on expanding the evidence on Sexual Risk Avoidance and Sexual Risk Cessation. Presenters discussed studies that:
Identified risk and protective factors for Sexual Risk Avoidance and Sexual Risk Cessation;
Informed the development of a program model to empower youth to cease sexual activity; and
Analyzed the economic benefits of…
This session explores the communication dynamics needed to answer student questions effectively. It expands an understanding of the whole person when relating to youth while developing the practical skills of building positive student and teacher relationships.
In this Field Talk session, grantees discuss how to identify the core of the student’s question and apply Aristotle’s Theory of…
This session examines the unprecedented changes being experienced by today’s adolescents due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also discusses the potential risk factors requiring increased vigilance by parents, teachers, and youth workers.
This session discusses how increasing social and emotional competencies can improve positive outcomes for youth and how program providers can incorporate social and emotional learning strategies into their programs as part of SRAE’s holistic approach.
In this Field Talk session, grantees share the most significant takeaways from the Topical Training day and how to apply new concepts and…
This session shares practical experiences and strategies from current SRAE grantees for implementing required A-F topics for SRAE. Seasoned panelists share processes that can be replicated to enhance opportunities for all youth to thrive.
In the Field Talk session, grantees share social media strategies they may use to reach youth. They also share innovative approaches for the implementation of…
This session provides an up-to-date overview of the current STI trends among youth and the serious implications of this epidemic on the physical and emotional well-being of adolescents.
On Tuesday, September 28th, Hannah Lantos and Jenita Parekh, researchers from Child Trends, presented a Ted Talk on how PREP grantees can support youth and their families experiencing poverty. The causes of poverty are many, and the way youth experience poverty in the United States varies across race and ethnicity. Audiences were presented with data on child poverty rates and anti-poverty…
This infographic provides tips for creating abstracts for a variety of types of papers and presentations, ranging from rigorous research and evaluation studies to presentations describing the innovative features of your program. Learn how to develop your abstract, section by section.
This topical training will feature two tracks—one for program administrators and one for program facilitators. It will present strategies on how to use the current environment as an opportunity to adapt and tailor programs to best fit participants’ needs. Sessions will explore how to engage youth who are disengaged, how to engage partners, and how to support staff and others during challenging…
This interactive webinar focused on the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) legislative requirements, including the Adulthood Preparation Subjects (APS). Participants had an opportunity to review the legislative requirements and learn about available tools and resources that can ensure their program is compliant.
The handout, Resources to Support Implementation of PREP Legislative…
The Optimizing Survey Results: Strengthening Survey Results webinar focused on practical ways to share survey results with key stakeholders such as parents, local business leaders, local service providers, schools, and policymakers to build program support. It also assisted SRAE facilitators to see the importance of clearly communicating key curricular concepts, so student progress toward optimal…
One of the most impactful decisions made by a Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) program director is who will deliver the program curriculum to program participants. This How to Interview Candidates for the SRAE Facilitator Role tip sheet provides strategies to assist you in selecting the best candidate for your SRAE facilitator, determining the most critical qualities and prior experience of…
On this episode of the Youth Voices video series, youth share their experiences and thoughts about creating engaging and inclusive environments and accommodating diverse learning styles in APP programming. Facilitators of APP programming can use this video to gain insights on how to create a classroom environment that makes youth feel safe to participate fully in class discussions. It includes…
Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) 101 provides definitions and foundational history behind our nation’s efforts to recognize the physical and emotional risks associated with non-marital sexual activity. Module 1 introduces the foundations of SRAE, including the history and theories underlying the policy and practice of sexual risk avoidance (formerly called abstinence education). Module 2…