HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA)

Federally funded Title X clinics offer a broad range of reproductive health and family planning methods and services, including contraceptive education, counseling, and methods. These low-cost services are available for all who want and need them. Practitioners can help the people they serve locate a Title X Clinic near them by making sure they know about https://lnkd.in/eK5UBsWB

In this two-part webinar from the Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC), learn how service providers can enhance depression screenings in family planning settings, especially for women of reproductive age. - In part one, learn how to plan and implement a process for depression screenings, and discuss additional tools. https://lnkd.in/e_B8_v69 - In part two, review the basics of medications, including the proper use of those medications and dosing strategies for women of reproductive age, specifically those who are pregnant or breastfeeding. https://lnkd.in/eVSB4HFg

Have you seen all the wonderful works young people submitted to Youth Create!? Our call for youth served by our programs gives them a chance to share their thoughts and experiences about health and being an adolescent today. Throughout the years, many participants have used their talents to speak about the importance of their communities in their lives. Discover all the art, photography, poetry, writing, and more in the full gallery of submissions. https://lnkd.in/e77WP-nn

Take Action for Adolescents is a call to action for adults—including policy makers, health care and human service providers and organizations, youth-serving professionals and organizations, parents, legal representatives, and caregivers—to work collaboratively for change that benefits the health of young people. To support this effort, we have compiled a selection of resources, primarily from federal government sources, for each of the eight goals of the Call to Action. https://lnkd.in/g2wFncee

Many adolescents experience positive mental health, but almost 50% of adolescents have had a mental health disorder at some point in their lives. Promoting positive mental health, early intervention, and treatments can help lessen this impact. During Minority Mental Health Month, discover these resources: - Watch this short video to hear both HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD, and youth participants in our TPP grantee programs discussing youth mental health. https://lnkd.in/eszCkZaj - Learn more about common mental health warning signs, diagnosis, and treatments for youth. https://lnkd.in/ets-xWF8 - If you or your loved ones need immediate aid, the 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support and crisis resources. https://988lifeline.org/

Young people shared their thoughts and experiences about health and being an adolescent today as a part of Youth Create!, our call for creative expression from young people served by our programs. Last year, many entries spoke to a desire for a healthy future. Explore all the art, photography, poetry, writing, and more in the full gallery of submissions. https://lnkd.in/e77WP-nn

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) selected the Children and Youth Resilience Challenge winners from a diverse cohort of 14 innovation teams, all of whom helped create a collaborative and supportive learning community for advancing children's and youth's mental health and well-being. Learn more about the Resilience Challenge pilot and winners. https://lnkd.in/echq8Fub

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proudly announces the final grand prize winner and two runners-up in the HHS Children and Youth Resilience Challenge, the first-ever federal prize competition for innovations that advance mental health and well-being among children and youth! HHS launched the $1 million prize competition as part of the President's Unity Agenda and Mental Health Strategy. The Challenge is also an initiative of the HHS Behavioral Health Coordinating Council Subcommittee on Children and Youth. https://lnkd.in/d9q_8MW - Grand Prize: Students Run Philly Style adapted its sports-based model into the MileUp program, an innovative juvenile justice diversion opportunity for youth ages 11-17 facing misdemeanor or felony charges. https://lnkd.in/egvu58RN - Runner-up: The Institute Of Women & Ethnic Studies uses “Art as Medicine” in the Bounce Back Collective to harness the creativity, culture, and strengths of youth to create spaces for healing, transformation, and community resilience. https://lnkd.in/ewSp7Hhw - Runner-up: The Excellence and Advancement Foundation works with nonprofits and law enforcement in the Travis County Transformation Project, a pre-arrest program that diverts youth from the criminal legal system into a restorative justice program. https://lnkd.in/eD-pv_Ny

Today is National HIV Testing Day! As we work to stop HIV together, use this opportunity to listen to a podcast episode about HIV, Pregnancy, and Reproductive Justice from the OPA-funded Clinical Training Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health (CTC-SRH). In it, the CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Dominika Seidman on HIV, pregnancy, and reproductive justice, and how Title X providers can provide counseling on pregnancy and family building that is evidence-based and client-centered. https://lnkd.in/g9Mvu4fv

Youth Create! is a call for young people served by our programs to share their thoughts and experiences about health and being an adolescent today. Last year, many youth spoke to mental health struggles and solutions in their communities through art, photography, poetry, writing, and more. Check out the full gallery of submissions to see all the wonderful works. https://lnkd.in/e77WP-nn