THE RHEP CAMPAIGN
What is RHEP?
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.
Read more in the piece 'Ensuring California Youth in Foster Care Receive Gender Affirming and Reproductive Health Care' by Rebecca Gudeman, Senior Director of Health at the National Center for Youth Law: @NCYLnews [3/3]
Read More"-about their health. And foster youth are clear: They want trusted information about sex, health, and puberty, and access to the health care needed to ensure they can thrive in adolescence and adulthood." [2/3]
Read More"The Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision to cut people off from reproductive care as well as state attacks on gender affirming care only further undermine efforts to provide foster youth with the information and access they need to make informed decisions- [1/3]
Read MoreRT @NCYLnews: When youth speak, we listen. California can ensure income doesn’t block access to mental health. #AB665 “Young people who r…
Read More"Listen to survivors and get inspired!"🎨🗣🌟 #VirtualArtGallery #Survivors #CSEC #NCYL
Read MoreIt’s hard to not feel like an outsider in foster care, particularly for folks with diverse backgrounds. Alexis and Kat discuss how her multiracial identity impacted her experience in foster care & how to find a sense of belonging in Ep. 5 of #SelfTaught: https://t.co/Is51jDVzNq
Read MoreLook back at #RHEPCon2023— with the help of Rio Holaday's immersive art🤩 Relive the day when hundreds of people joined RHEP to reimagine reproductive and #sexualhealth systems for youth in #fostercare: Visit artist Rio's website: https://t.co/9kyhksEP5o https://t.co/LTjGtbbzC0
Read More"RHEP gives me the opportunity [to] impact foster youth in a way I haven't before. I'm excited I can share my experiences as a LGBTQ+ woman while growing professionally." —Brandy, 2023 RHEP #YouthAdvisoryBoard member Meet RHEP's Youth Advisory Board: https://t.co/9XCwtuv3sw
Read MoreRT @HHSPopAffairs: May is #NationalAdolescentHealthMonth! Throughout the month, OPA will highlight key topics in #AdolescentHealth, how adu…
Read MoreDo you know a young person in foster care in need of free, comprehensive #sexeducation? Sign up for Teen Talk YAS at Quote source: RHEP's Interview Survey of Adolescents in Foster Care in LA County https://t.co/jKoyXXW0EP [2/2]
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About Us
bringing together foster youth and the agencies that serve them.
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.
