Quick tips on how to navigate elections and make sure you vote in alignment with your valuesBy Lilith Breazeale By JB Rodriguez-AnelloOctober 22, 2024Since the overturning of Roe v Wade in 2022, there have been numerous legislation changes related to sexual and...
We should all be working to combat the stigma and normalize talking about menstruation in an inclusive and affirming wayBy Caro Hernandez October 3, 2024For people who menstruate, this change can bring up all kinds of feelings, especially when you’re a young person!...
The Pregnant Students Rights Act stigmatizes, restricts, and shames people’s choices.By Patti FlowersBy Mackenzie FlynnSeptember 26, 2024We’ve been paying attention to The Pregnant Student Rights Act (H.R.6914/S.2974), which Congress is currently considering. When it...
Why plain language matters more than “perfect” English.By Patricia Natalie, MA September 9, 2024I often hear the praise—"Your English is so good!"—when people find out that I’m an immigrant who speaks English as a second language. Sometimes, they add, “You don’t have...
Understanding the vital link between social determinants of health and environmental justiceBy Angela ZhongAugust 29, 2024Growing up in a city economically tethered to the WTI oil price, I dismissed natural disasters and environmental health concerns as part of life’s...
Our staff share insights on the importance of sex ed, access to services, and how to be an askable adult.August 8, 2024In a new article from HuffPost, Ellen Friedrichs—a health and sexuality educator—talks about how parents and caregivers can separate fact from...
These limited-capacity training sessions allow you to dig deeper into specific topics, gain new tools, and enhance your professional skillsBy Arianna de la ManchaJuly 11,2024If you’ve been following our recent national annual conference promotion, you might be...
Each May since 2019, Sex Ed for All Month is an opportunity to voice our shared commitment to a world where all young people get equitable access to the education and care they deserve. April 18, 2024The seasons are changing, and May will be here before you know it....
Together, by advocating in our communities, we can ensure Sex Ed for All.April 16, 2024As April starts to wind down, and as we look ahead to the start of May on the horizon, we wanted to take a moment to share with you the history behind May as Sex Ed for All Month....
The Alabama ruling is not an outlier. It is what we all expected when we heard about the Dobbs decision. And it’s why we continue to raise alarms now. Because this is a continued, intentional effort to restrict Americans’ freedoms. And it has nothing to do with...
Trans youth—like all young people—deserve to live in a world that affirms and celebrates them for who they are.By Charlie Blue Brahm, MANovember 9, 2023It’s been almost four months since the Department of Education in my home state of Virginia released new model...
Learn more—and get resources—about how to create affirming spaces for your students.By Allison Tomai Felsen June 15, 2023The onslaught of attacks on the basic human right for people to exist just continues to be exhausting. Banning books, censoring curricula, banning...
6 Storytelling Lessons Learned while Creating the Casey Young Parents Stories.By Patricia Natalie, MA June 8, 2023When I first joined Healthy Teen Network in March 2022, my first project was to “create stories about young parents that can affect policy change.” Wow, I...
Community Leaders, Parents, and Guardians Lend Their Voice to Promote #SexEdForAllMay 3, 2023For Immediate ReleaseB altimore, MD — May is Sex Ed For All Month, a time community leaders, caring adults, and advocates call on local school boards, parent-teacher...
How a post-Roe world affects youth in care: some general thoughts and suggestions for practitioners and researchers.December 12, 2022The United States has seen a dramatic reduction in the rates of both unintended pregnancy and childbearing among people of all races...
As a champion for all young people, Zander Moricz is #StandingStrong to create a world where every young person can realize their right to live their authentic sexuality. August 25, 2022H ealthy Teen Network is pleased to announce Zander Moricz as the winner of the...
Our freedom, our rights, are being restricted by a radical minority that does not represent the majority of Americans. By Gina Desiderio June 27, 2022Like many of you, here at Healthy Teen Network, we’re feeling the weight of the Supreme Court decision last week to...
“Every time we point out stigma and name it as unfair, it loses its validity, and in turn, its power.” By Yesi Llerenas Daniel (they/elle) By Maria Peñas (she/her) Educators with Responsible Sex Education InstituteJune 27, 2022Content Warning: This blog mentions...
Perhaps these rebuttals to central themes in the “parent rights” movement will be useful to youBy Bob Reeg, MPA, CVA May 26, 2022(To be clear, I am not assailing the rights of parent’s writ large. This is a commentary on the latest set of restrictive and...
Abortion is still legal. And we must fight to keep it that way. By Gina Desiderio May 3, 2022Bodily autonomy—the right to make decisions about your own body, including decisions about if, when, and how to parent—is a right. None of us are free to live our authentic...
Community Leaders, Parents, and Guardians Lend Their Voice to Promote #SexEdForAllMay 2, 2022For Immediate ReleaseB altimore, MD — May is Sex Ed For All Month, a time parents, guardians, teachers, community leaders, and advocates call on local school boards,...
50 years later, we have much to celebrate with Title IX…but we still have a lot of work to support ongoing efforts for strong Title IX protections and enforcement.April 21, 2022"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation...
Legislation that restricts young people’s rights isn’t a reason to stay away…it’s a reason to come and get loud.By Gina Desiderio March 22, 2022It’s more important than ever for us to bring #HealthyTeen22 to Florida. Our annual national conference, Dare to Dream of a...
I’m Just a Bill covers how a legislative bill makes its way to law. As a public policy advocacy practitioner for over 30 years, let me just say that how a bill becomes a law is more complicated than the short film conveys. By Bob Reeg, MPA, CVA June 3, 2021The I’m...
All young people deserve access to high-quality sex education and sexual health careMay 18, 2021For Immediate ReleaseWashington, D.C — Today, champions in Congress are introducing the Real Education and Access to Healthy Youth Act of 2021 (REAHYA). The bill, which is...
Newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden has reversed several policy decisions of former President Trump that had curtailed the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls.Bob Reeg, MPA, CVA February 2, 2021As the saying goes, "elections have consequences." No...
Repro Blueprint First Priorities lays out more to do to advance access January 28, 2021For Immediate ReleaseHealthy Teen Network applauds President Biden for taking the first steps to undo the harms of the previous administration’s dangerous and restrictive policies...
Strange memories on this nervous night near Scranton, in coal-scarred, Appalachian foothills filled with autumn color and political angstBy Nicholas Sufrinko November 2, 2020Strange memories on this nervous night near Scranton. Five years since Obergefell. Four since...
Ginsburg’s death showcases how so many members of Congress and our government branches are failing us. She was more than enough. They are nowhere near enough. By Gina Desiderio September 22, 2020It feels like too much. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died...
PAF provides vital support services to empower young parents and their children to thrive. June 26, 2019For Immediate ReleaseW ashington, DC — Yesterday, July 25, Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Robert Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation (S.2296) to reauthorize the...
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