Join us for a LIVE VIRTUAL training-of-facilitators on Power Through Choices! This training will prepare you to deliver the Power Through Choices program face-to-face with youth. Cost: FREE with the purchase of the Power Through Choices curriculum. Each attendee must...
In/Tend Incubator Hub Office Hours
July 11, 2024, 9:30 - 10:30 PM ETJuly 19, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ETJuly 22, 2024, 2:30 - 3:30 PM ETAre you passionate about making positive change in adolescent sexual and reproductive health? Interested in digging deep into the world of human-centered design to...
Navigating Sexual and Reproductive Health Censorship on Social Media
In part one of our two-part series covering social media censorship, we ask: how can we ensure young people have access to the crucial sex ed and health information they need—dodging the restrictions set by the big shots in the social media game? By Milagros...
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program’s Adolescent Sexual Health Innovation Hubs Showcase
We're thrilled to unveil Healthy Teen Network's Innovation Incubator Hub, In/Tend—funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs. We are one of six organizations newly funded to support teams that will develop, refine, and...
Help Us Bring the Next Generation of Sex Educators to #HealthyTeen23
Our role as sex educators has never been more important—or more at risk. December 22, 20222022 has been nothing short of a difficult year for our community of professionals and the incredible young people we serve each and every day. When working through the...
Don’t Feed the Trolls
But if you feel you have to respond, be polite and stick to the facts.By Allison Tomai Felsen August 4, 2022Ever heard the expression “don’t feed the trolls?” Maybe it was in a news article about the rise of clickbait posting and algorithms designed to show us content...
Get the Shot(s): HPV Vaccine Resources for Parents
HPV vaccine resources to break down science with humor and honest answersBy Gina Desiderio January 20, 2022When it's time for their annual physical, the first question my kids ask me is if they have to get a shot. It's been a while since they've been due for one of...
Does it Matter if Facilitators of Evidence-Based Interventions are Trained In-Person or Online?
Using previously collected process evaluation data, we were able to ask a critical question about how to move forward with one of the big changes in our new COVID world—training facilitators.By Katie Massey Combs, PhDBy Marian Håbesland, MPHJanuary 6, 2022At the...
Engaging Young People Virtually
Sharing what we’ve learned from our Power through Choices facilitators.By Valerie Sedivy, PhD February 16, 2021I know. You’re tired of Zoom, young people are tired of Zoom, and I’m tired of talking about how tired we all are of Zoom. (No shade to Zoom, by the way—it...
Were you in foster care?
If so, we want to hear from you. Text the word STORIES to 313131January 29, 2021If you are 18 to 26 years old, currently parenting a child, and were in foster care around age 17, or have "aged-out" of foster care, we want to hear from you! We're now enrolling for a...
Let’s See: Pulse Short-Term Impact Results
Here's what we found from our six-week short term follow-up survey.By Elizabeth Cook, Research Scientist from Child TrendsBy Nicholas Sufrinko By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMPMarch 6, 2020From 2016 to 2019, Child Trends conducted a randomized control trial with 2,317...
Be Clear and UX Matters: More Lessons Learned for Internet Advertising
In part three of this series, learn how to be clear in your ads and pay attention to the UX or user experience that happens after your ad.By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD December 18, 2019This is part three of a series. Miss something? Check it out: Introduction...
Avoid Stock Photography & Be Concise: More Lessons Learned for Internet Advertising
In part two of this series learn how to avoid using stock photography and be concise in your ads.By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD December 5, 2019This is part two of a series. Miss part one? Take a look at the introduction to internet advertising to recruit youth....
Why Are Youth Watching Porn and What Are They Learning from It?
It is important to prepare youth with the skills to assess the world they interact with and porn literacy can be a valuable tool.By Ella Dorval Hall November 21, 2019It’s common to hear that when there is a lack of sex education in a young person’s life, they turn to...
Using Internet Advertising to Recruit Youth
Follow along as our Director of Innovation and Research, Genevieve Martínez-García, shares lessons learned for how to effectively recruit youth into programs and research studies using internet advertising.By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD November 14, 2019Looking to...
Evidence Is the Building Block of Innovation
How does evidence inform innovation? Healthy Teen Network recently shared our position statement on evidence and innovation.January 17, 2019We talk a lot about evidence and innovation…or maybe we just hear all the time about how we need to be evidence-based and also...
Identifying Scammers in Online Studies
Learn how Child Trends identified scammers who did not meet the eligibility criteria for their online study.By Elizabeth Cook, Makedah Johnson, and Jennifer Manlove, Child TrendsJuly 13, 2018Health interventions have increasingly incorporated technology components,...
Screening and Enrolling Study Participants Online
This two-part interactive blog will share our lessons learned in successfully recruiting, screening, and enrolling participants into our two research studies.By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD By Nicholas Sufrinko By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP May 24, 2017Websites for...
Top Tips for Using Social Media to Recruit Study Participants
This two-part interactive blog will share our lessons learned in successfully recruiting, screening, and enrolling participants into our two research studies.By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD By Nicholas Sufrinko By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP May 11, 2017Ever wondered...
A Few Words on Awards
Healthy Teen Network’s annual award program is open for nominations!By Kelly Connelly May 17, 2012"Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” –Abraham Lincoln In a field full of people working passionately to empower youth to...
New Year, New You?
The first step in achieving your goals: Match your thoughts to your desires! And so, I ask you: Are you still on track to achieving your New Year’s resolutions? By Guest Author Clair SwinburnFebruary 1, 2012Are you still on track to achieving your New Year’s...
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