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Day of Giving
Texas consistently has one of the highest rates of teen births nationwide.
In Texas, a baby is born to a teen mother every 21 minutes. Over the last
decade, chlamydia and gonorrhea diagnoses increased by more than 25% among
Texas youth.
Meanwhile, 84% of Texas school districts teach abstinence only or no sex
education at all.
For the first time in over two decades, the State Board of Education is
revising minimum standards for health classes for K-12 students, presenting
a rare opportunity to improve sex education in all public schools.
On June 3, 4pm- June 4, 4pm the Texas Campaign will host its first 24-hour
digital Day of Giving via social media channels. The Day of Giving
jumpstart the Summer Campaign to fund our advocacy efforts and feature
extensive content related to our work and impact. Content includes Facebook
LIVE, youth testimonials, polling results, interactive quizzes, videos,
informative graphics and more. Please join us!
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2020 Symposium Webinar Series
We have taken our 2020 Symposium programming online! Each month through
December, we'll be presenting content about a specific theme related to
sexual health. CEs will be provided. We hope you will join us on this
virtual learning journey. TO EXPLORE TOPICS AND REGISTER,
VISIT?WWW.TXSYMPOSIUM.ORG [4].?
* WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 10-11 AM: The Truth About Youth Collaboration
featuring speakers from the Harris County Youth Collective
* WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 10-11 AM:?TL;DR: Using Technology to Help Teens
Access Family Planning Services featuring speakers from Jane's Due Process.
State Board of Education Webinars
For the first time in more than two decades, the State Board of Education
(SBOE) is preparing to update the curriculum standards that guide health
education and sex education in Texas. Advocates like yourself have a key
role to play in this important process. Join us for a webinar addressing
upcoming advocacy opportunities in support of evidence-based sex education.
* FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1-2 PM: Webinar for social workers, covering sex
education and mental health curriculum standards, offered in collaboration
with the National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter and the
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Register here [5].
* TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 3 - 4 PM: General advocacy webinar for sex education
curriculum standards. Register here [6].
* SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 10 - 11 AM: General advocacy webinar for sex
education curriculum standards. Register here [7].
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Interview Spotlight
Each month, the Texas Campaign interviews people with lived experience with
regards to teen pregnancy or sex education in Texas to learn about their
experience and to help us incorporate youth voice into everything we do.
The impact of their first-hand experience helps inform our future work
across the state.
This month, we interviewed Jessica Mejia, who shared her experience being a
former teen parent and growing up in Hereford, Texas.
Click Here to Read Jessica's Story [8]
Texas Campaign FAQ
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impact, check out our newly updated FAQ!
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Welcome, Analisa!
We're so excited to welcome Analisa Cantu to our team this summer! Analisa
is currently earning a Master's degree at the UTHealth School of Public
Health and she holds a Bachelor of Science from Baylor University. She is
currently living in Austin. Analisa is excited to join the Texas Campaign
to gain real-world public health experience!
Texas Fatherhood Fridays
The 2020 Texas Fatherhood Summit (hosted by the Child & Family Research
Partnership at UT Austin) will not be taking place in person in Austin as
planned and has been adapted into a series of free virtual events, kicking
off on the original event date of Friday, June 12, 2020. They'll now
hosting a series of four webinars called Texas Fatherhood Fridays over June
and July.
Register here! [11]
Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy P.O Box 10357
Austin, Texas 78766
[email protected] / 512-686-8305
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