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Welcome to the Advocates for Youth
National Support Center for State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organizations
The National Support Center for State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organizations is dedicated to strengthening skills and building the capacity of providers and organizations to reduce adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. This Webpage provides information and access to resources, including Advocates’ team of professionals, who together have more than 75 years of expertise in teen pregnancy prevention and organizational development.
Over the next several weeks and months this Webpage will expand to include information, practical tools, and guidance on each of these services:
Starting a State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organization
- Assessing need and opportunity
- Guiding and facilitating the formative process
- Supporting and training leadership and staff
Building a More Powerful State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organization
- Organizational development and capacity building in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others to grow and strengthen statewide organizations
- Leadership coaching and consultation
- Unique and innovative networking opportunities
Publications and Resources
- Creating and Using a Memorandum of Agreement [html] [pdf]
- NEW! Curriculum Controversy: Lessons from the Field (Strategies for Organizational Success) [html] [pdf]
- NEW! Ensuring Organizational Sustainability: A Guide for State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organizations [html] [pdf]
- NEW! Institutionalizing and Sustaining Support for Science-Based Approaches: A Guide for State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organizations [html] [pdf]
- NEW! Hot Potatoes: Keeping Cool in the Midst of Controversy (Strategies for Organizational Success) [html] [pdf]
- NEW! Managing Controversy in Pressure Cooker Situations (Strategies for Organizational Success) [html] [pdf]
- NEW! Science and Success, Second Edition: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections [full study report html] [full study report pdf]
- NEW! The Seven Components of Organizational Sustainability: A Guide for State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organizations [html] [pdf]
And coming soon, more on:
- Sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention
- Teen pregnancy prevention
- Clinical and adolescent health care
- Emergency contraception
Training & Education
- Conference presentations
- Workshops
- Training
- Onsite Consultation
Outreach
- National awareness campaigns
- International study tours
- Statewide initiatives
Leadership Support
- Technical assistance
- Resources
- Networking
Come back frequently to watch us grow!
For immediate information or services call: 202-419-3420 or email information@advocatesforyouth.org.
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