1. Sex Ed that Grows with a Child
A community-wide approach to adolescent sexual health
Abi Karlin-Resnick, Executive Director

2. WELCOME!
I learned about puberty, sex, and sexuality from…and the information was…

3. Objectives
Identify key sources of sexual health information for adolescents and pre-adolescents.
Articulate the value of implementing a longitudinal approach to adolescent sexual health that impacts multiple adolescent health influencers.
Identify three strategies for how to implement a community-wide approach to sexual health education in their local community.

4. A little about us… 75,000 students 1,000 teachers trained
5 sexual health curricula

5. A Community-Wide Approach

6. In practice: Schools & Parents

7. In practice: Peer Education

8. In practice: Healthcare Providers
Collaboration with STWC, training for healthcare providers, Board of Directors member, area of development
Look back at early minutes to see how doctors were involved early on
Secret shopper

9. In practice: Media Messages
Show one of the peer ed Vine videos from MA 2 years ago?
Picture of MS/HS media activity
New Voices for Youth – teen parent video
Area of development
Note: importance of cross-over between these key influencers – e.g., media messages discussed in school, healthcare providers engaged in peer ed, etc.

10. Role of policy-making Local, state, national policies
Community-wide approach
ASSeT (local policy)
CHYA
Health Content Standards
ESSA/Ab-only funding

11. CA Education Code (Section 51933)
Instruction in ALL grades (K-12)
Age appropriate
Factual info shall be medically accurate
Not reflect or promote bias
Affirmatively recognize people have different orientations – include examples
Teach about gender, gender expression, gender identity and harm of negative stereotypes
Encourage communication with parents/guardians/ trusted adults
Healthy relationships
Decision making, negotiation and refusal skills
Shall not teach or promote religious doctrine

12. CA Education Code (Section 51934)
Mandated content (at least once in grades 7/8 and at least once in grades 9-12)
STIs (incl. HIV/AIDS) – definitions, transmission, prevention, societal views
Pregnancy – prevention, all legal options
Minor access to healthcare
Sexual safety, consent, sexual abuse/violence, sex trafficking
Healthy relationships, decision-making and communication skills
Parent/trusted adult communication

13. Core curriculum components
Mixed-gender groups
Inclusive of diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual identities
Interactive and participatory
Communication skills with parents, peers, and partners
Cover sexual safety and consent

14. So what does this look like?

15. Sex ed that grows with a child & Student agency
Puberty Talk: identify and communicate with a trusted adult
Teen Talk Middle School: develop internal decision making processes in regards to having sex
Teen Talk High School: develop skills to negotiate/ navigate decision making with a partner
Teen Talk High School Refresher: develop capacity to disrupt negative or unhealthy behavior in one's surroundings
Teen Talk Special Education: develop self-advocacy and support system
Parent Talk: reinforce family values and ongoing support system

20. Not sure if this question fits with the others…

26. LET’S PRACTICE!

27. Conditions for success

28. Small group discussion
Conditions for success in your community
Challenges to implementing a community-wide approach?
Strategies to implement in your community

29. Take-aways Understand what YOUR community needs
Real community change takes time
Find your allies – students, parents, teachers, administrators, healthcare providers, policy-makers, advocacy organizations
Consistent messaging from ALL influencers
If one of your influencers can’t implement, you’ll need to adapt the role the other influencers play for youth
We started almost 30 years ago because of ONE student that brought a whole community together to address a problem that we didn’t know existed.

30. Questions?

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32. Abi Karlin-Resnick Perryn Reis
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