Read Phillisha's blog, where she talks about some things she wished she had known before she was pregnant and what she learned throughout the process.
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The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is made up of eighteen young people with lived experience in foster care that support RHEP in advancing reproductive and sexual health rights and increasing access to services for youth in the California foster care system. YAB members are passionate about lending their voice and expertise to change the current landscape of the foster care system with a focus on sexual and reproductive health.
In several episodes, health experts join the cast of amazing former foster youth to give valuable context & insight. Topics this season include, Abortion care— according to former foster youth, Choosing birth control on your terms as a (former) foster youth, What (former) foster youth need to know about prenatal care, And more!
In this webinar, presenters explain how the data in this innovative report was developed and review key findings. A panel comprised of RHEP’s Youth Advisory Board members and community partners share their thoughts on the data. Presenters include sponsors of the AB172, the legislation that led to the report and CDSS staff who developed the report.
The February Quarterly Newsletter is out now! Read about the 2024 Youth Advisory Board, updates on the new Self-Taught season, abortion ban research, and more!
The Reproductive Health Equity Project for Foster Youth brings together youth in foster care and the agencies that serve them to promote systems that normalize, support, and promote the bodily autonomy and healthy sexual development of youth in foster care. Check out our video for a quick explanation of who we are and what we do, and click the link below to learn about current RHEP initiatives.
The Reproductive Health Equity Project for Foster Youth (RHEP) brings together foster youth and the agencies that serve them to promote evidence-informed strategies that reduce unplanned pregnancies and dismantle systemic barriers to sexual and reproductive health education and service access for youth in foster care. Our goal is to dramatically reduce unintended pregnancy rates for youth in care over the next ten years.
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