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A Toolkit for Supporting the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults Across Systems

This toolkit contains Activate practice tools published through 2026. These tools, encompassing everything from tip sheets to conversation supports, are designed to provide professionals with concrete, research-informed guidance and resources that can support professionals’ day-to-day work with adolescents and young adults.

Research translation methods

New Technical Assistance Tool

September 29, 2026

Supporting the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults Across Systems: A Compendium of Activate Research and Practice Resources

This compendium contains Activate research summaries and practice tools (e.g., infographics, conversation supports, Q&A resources, tip sheets, etc.) published through 2026. It is organized into five modules (each outlined below) that highlight key insights from the research and concrete strategies to support day-to-day practice with young people.

Research translation methods

New Research Summary Technical Assistance Tool

September 29, 2026

Conversation Strategies for Talking With Young People About Healthy Relationships

This training provides youth-supporting professionals with information on healthy adolescent relationships and tips for applying this information in practice. The training focuses on key elements of healthy relationships—including communication, consent, shared power, and boundaries/limits—and discusses considerations for navigating youth relationships in the context of technology.

Talking about sexual and reproductive health
Healthy relationships

New Training

September 28, 2026

Supportive Adult Connections, Teen Pregnancy, and Youth Mental Health

This research summary examines the intersections between mental health and teen pregnancy, describes how nonfamilial supportive adults are a well-documented protective factor across multiple aspects of young people’s well-being, and highlights ways youth-supporting professionals can serve in the role of a supportive adult.

Healthy relationships
Pregnancy and parenting

New Research Summary

September 17, 2026

A Practice Guide for Promoting Youth Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health as a Supportive Adult

This guide offers research-informed strategies for youth-supporting professionals to actively—and intentionally—promote young people’s mental health, to serve as (and identify other) supportive adults, and help prevent unintended teen pregnancy.

Healthy relationships
Pregnancy and parenting

New Technical Assistance Tool

September 17, 2026

A Practical Tool for Building Data Collection and Data Use Capacity in Youth-Supporting Organizations

This tool contains five modules to help youth-supporting professionals and organizations build their data collection and reporting capacity.

Research translation methods
Data, outcomes

New Technical Assistance Tool

August 28, 2026

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Bringing Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health Research to Youth-Supporting Professionals.

Latest resources

A Toolkit for Supporting the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults Across Systems

Supporting the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults Across Systems: A Compendium of Activate Research and Practice Resources

Conversation Strategies for Talking With Young People About Healthy Relationships

Supportive Adult Connections, Teen Pregnancy, and Youth Mental Health

A Practice Guide for Promoting Youth Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health as a Supportive Adult

A Practical Tool for Building Data Collection and Data Use Capacity in Youth-Supporting Organizations

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