Activate Collective Releases New Reproductive Health Resources
Supporting youth-serving professionals with evidence-based tools
Chapin Hall, in partnership with Child Trends, is developing research-informed sexual and reproductive health resources for professionals who work with or on behalf of Activate’s focal youth populations:
- Youth involved in the child welfare or justice system
- Youth experiencing homelessness
- Opportunity youth (youth who are neither working nor in school)
Activate conducted a needs assessment to identify gaps in the availability of sexual and reproductive health resources for professionals who work with or on behalf of Activate’s focal youth population. Based on the results of that needs assessment, as well as reviews of existing resources, Activate has developed and disseminated resources that translate research into practice.
The project is funded through a grant to Child Trends from the  Office of Population Affairs (OPA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The documents available here include a brief overview of Activate and six resources whose development was led by Activate’s Chapin Hall team members.
- Fact Sheets: Understanding the Research on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Among Youth Involved with Systems or Experiencing Homelessness
- Research-Based Question and Answer Resource on Sex Trafficking for Youth-Supporting Professionals
- Research-Based Question and Answer Resource on Intimate Partner and Teen Dating Violence for Youth-Supporting Professionals
- Helping Young People Choose the Birth Control Method Right for Them: A Guide for Youth-Supporting Professionals
- Helping Young People Choose the Birth Control Method Right for Them: A Birth Control Methods Information Booklet for Youth-Supporting Professionals
Additional resources on sexual and reproductive health resources developed by Activate can be found on Activate’s website.
For more information about this project to develop and promote sexual and reproductive health resources to key young populations, contact  Colleen Schlecht,  Dr. Amy Dworsky,  Dr. Melissa Kull, or  Dr. Amanda Griffin.