Insights in public health: Building support for an evidence-based teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention program adapted for foster youth.
PubMed ID
25628980
Abstract
Hawai'i Youth Services Network (HYSN) was founded in 1980 and is incorporated as a 501(c) (3) organization. HYSN plays a key role in the planning, creation, and funding of local youth services. One of HYSN's focuses is teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevention among foster youth. Foster youth are at a greater risk for teen pregnancy and STI due to a variety of complex factors including instability, trauma, and emancipation from the foster care system. This article highlights how HYSN is leveraging both federal and local funding, as well as other resources, in order to implement an evidence-based teen pregnancy and STI prevention program adapted for foster youth.
Date Issued
2015-01
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Subjects
Adapting Evidence-Based Programs Foster Youth Teen Pregnancy Prevention Teen Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Smith, Tamara | |
Clark, Judith F |
Journal
Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health
Publisher
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
ISSN
2165-8242
Access(Rights)
restricted