Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is critical to our overall health and wellness. Our Youth Advisory Board members talk about WHY sexual and reproductive health matters to them. This series includes topics such as Our Communities Deserve STI Testing & Equitable Access to Sex Ed, Talking About Sexual and Reproductive Health to Beat Shame and Stigma, Being Informed Helps You Protect Yourself— and Others, and more.
Podcasts Fostering Parenthood: Season 1 Fostering Parenthood: Season 2 Self-Taught: Season 1 Self-Taught: Season 2
Our Work Sexual & Reproductive Health Additional Resources The Foster-Friendly Healthcare Toolkit: A Guide to Delivering Quality Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare to Youth in Foster Care The Foster-Friendly Healthcare Toolkit:
The policy briefs includes SB 89 Implementation in the Bay Area, California Foster Youth Bill of Rights, and our youth-led research on former foster youth’s experiences with barriers and health during COVID-19.
The evaluation briefs include evaluation a sexual and reproductive health training for healthcare providers, court professionals, DCFS social workers and other DCFS personnels as well as a qualitative evaluation of DCFS Expectant and Parenting Conferences program and more!
This webinar presents results from the survey, conducted in the summer of 2023, including where youth get sexual health information, how they access care, and the barriers they face while highlighting differences based on age, gender, sexual orientation, or racial/ethnic identity. The presentation provides opportunities to discuss implications for policy and practice and possible next steps.
Read Phillisha’s 5 tips on prenatal care and what she learned throughout her pregnancy.
It’s Complicated: Mental Health and Foster Care. In this episode, Kat, Elyzabeth, Alexis, and Esme talk about the unique challenges (former) foster youth face when accessing the mental healthcare services they need.
Abortion Care According to Former Foster Youth. In this unflinchingly honest episode, Tamar, Phillisha, and Cody discuss abortion care in this open.
What foster youth need to know about prenatal care. In this episode, Kat, Cody, Phillisha and Sarah talk about getting the care you need leading up to birth, which is known as prenatal care.
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