Activate Center

Sexual and reproductive health care

Research and practice resources on how young people reach — or fail to reach — sexual and reproductive health care. Covers key dimensions of access, the social determinants that shape access, and what the data show about STIs, contraception, and care for youth who experience the child welfare and justice systems, homelessness, or disconnection from school and work.

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

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).

  • Sexual and reproductive health care
  • Research translation methods
Research Summary

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

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.

  • Sexual and reproductive health care
  • Data, outcomes
Research Summary

Understanding the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Opportunity Youth

This brief addresses the gap in information about the SRH of opportunity youth by conducting an original analysis of data from the 2011-2019 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), the findings from which are presented in this brief.

  • Sexual and reproductive health care
  • Data, outcomes
Research Summary

Wish List for Creating Resources to Help Youth-Supporting Professionals Address Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

This Wish List of strategies for creating resources for youth-supporting professionals is meant to guide resource developers in the creation of resources for youth-supporting professionals who work on behalf of youth with experience in the child welfare system, the justice system, and/or homelessness and opportunity youth.

  • Sexual and reproductive health care
  • Research translation methods
Research Summary