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Sexual Cyberbullying Research Summary

Healthy relationships , Sexual violence

This research summary defines various forms of sexual cyberbullying, reports what we know about the prevalence of sexual cyberbullying, discusses factors that increase the risk for or protect youth against sexual cyberbullying, reviews what is known about preventing sexual cyberbullying, and shares information about relevant laws and resources for youth-supporting professionals.

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Seven Dimensions of Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Youth

Sexual and reproductive health care, Research translation methods

This brief summarizes available research on seven dimensions of access to sexual and reproductive health care. Our goal is to inform youth-supporting professionals about the complexity of access for youth who have experienced the child welfare and/or justice systems, homelessness, and/or disconnection from school and work (i.e., opportunity youth).

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Healthy Romantic Relationships and Youth Well-being

Healthy relationships 

This resource summarizes research and practice literature, provides practice guidance, and describes cultural and systemic considerations associated with three key domains of healthy romantic relationships.

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Birth Control for Teens: Helping Young People Choose the Right Method for Them

Tutorial for using the Helping Young People Choose the Birth Control Method Right for Them Resource

Birth control, Talking about sexual and reproductive health

This five-part tutorial illustrates how youth supporting professions can use the “Helping Young People Choose the Birth Control Method Right for Them” resource. It also summarizes what we know about factors that influence young people’s choice of birth control methods and provides information about different types of birth control.

Training

Research on Promising Strategies for Trauma-Responsive, Affirming Care

Sexual and reproductive health care, Research translation methods

This brief summarizes available literature on strategies for trauma-responsive affirming care in a way that is relevant for administrators, managers, and professionals whose work centers youth with experience in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, youth experiencing homelessness, and opportunity youth. We intend for these strategies to be relevant in both medical settings and youth-supporting organizations. In this brief, we define “trauma-responsive affirming care” as a strengths-based approach that responds to the ways in which traumatic experiences intersect with gender identity and sexual orientation—as well as with other identities such as racial/ethnic identity, socioeconomic status, and immigration status—to impact a person’s needs.

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Understanding sex-based harassment is an important tool for youth-supporting professionals and can empower opportunity youth as they navigate the workplace. This resource describes how youth-supporting professionals can aid youth. While it is true that youth-supporting professionals may not be able to fully prevent harassment from occurring, they can tailor services and supports to help protect youth—and to help youth protect themselves—by recognizing harassing behaviors and navigating how to address harassment if it does take place.

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Key Data for Understanding the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Opportunity Youth

Sexual and reproductive health care, Data, outcomes

Opportunity youth are young people ages 16 to 24 who are not working nor enrolled in school. They are a diverse group who come from different backgrounds, races/ethnicities, and communities and who have varying strengths, resources, and needs. This infographic highlights key findings from Activate’s analysis of the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of opportunity youth using the National Survey of Family Growth.

Research Summary

Birth Control for Teens: Helping Young People Choose the Right Method for Them

Helping Young People Choose the Birth Control Method Right for Them: A Guide for Youth-Supporting Professionals

Birth control, Talking about sexual and reproductive health

This guide is a research-informed resource designed for professionals who work with young people who experience the child welfare or justice systems, homelessness, or disconnection from school and work. It is intended to facilitate a conversation that centers young people’s birth control preferences, needs, and priorities. The guidance it offers was informed by research and conversations with young people who have lived expertise and with youth-supporting professionals.

Technical Assistance Tool

This resource is a research-based, three-part training for professionals who support opportunity youth attempting to enter or reconnect to employment. This training helps professionals who support opportunity youth better understand and address sex-based harassment in the workplace that opportunity youth may face, based on their specific circumstances and contexts.

Training