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10 Years and Counting... Cheers!
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It's not too late to buy tickets! We invite you to join us at the Highball on November 6, at 5:30 pm to celebrate our 10 year anniversary and prepare for the upcoming year. Tickets include two drinks, appetizers, and birthday cake! We are excited to share the progress made over the last decade and our vision for the next ten. Click here for tickets, or see the Facebook invitation here.
With your help, we can impact long-term positive change by reducing unintended teen pregnancy and improving adolescent health for those who call Texas home.
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Free Webinar: Sexuality Education in Texas Schools - Change is Possible!
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 The quality and content of comprehensive sex ed can vary greatly depending on the state, district, school and even teacher. During this webinar, we'll explore how three Texas communities - Austin, Odessa, and San Antonio - worked to challenge the status quo and implement evidence-informed sexuality education programs in their respective districts. Topics covered will include grassroots advocacy, working with SHACs, and dealing with the vocal opposition in an effective manner. One hour of continuing education will be offered for Social Work, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Continuing Professional Education. Click here to register.
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Texas Campaign Symposium: Sponsorships and Exhibitor Spaces Available
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It's easier than ever to be a part of this annual statewide event through our sponsorship, exhibitor and advertising program! By supporting this event, your organization will be able to introduce your products, programs and services to highly-focused professionals from across Texas including social workers, counselors, nurses, doctors, and other clinicians, researchers, educators, youth service professionals, graduate students, and other key program staff who help shape young minds. The relationships that you build at the Symposium will lead to long-lasting collaborations that extend well beyond the close of the event. Download the support packet here.
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Texas Youth-Friendly Initiative
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TYFI participant Dionne Kittrell, Chief Operations Officer at the Woman & Child Health Center of Longview, recently spoke with us about her team's journey to becoming a gold-level certified Adolescent Centered Environment. "Participating in [TYFI] as a whole has brought the team together in a different way....The community really likes the fact that the teens come in and feel supported."
Click here to read Dionne's complete testimonial and check out our resource directory!
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Mobile Health Clinic is Bringing Contraception to the Rio Grande Valley
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Many Texas women face barriers in receiving their preferred method of birth control, but a team of clinicians in the Rio Grande Valley has been working tirelessly to expand access to contraception.
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Austin ISD School Board Passes Expansive Sex Ed Curriculum Following Hours of Testimony
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Congratulations to the many advocates who worked tirelessly to support Austin ISD's new sexual health education curriculum. The Austin ISD board of trustees unanimously approved the curriculum at a meeting last week that extended past midnight. Over the last year, the Texas Campaign has provided public and written comment at school board meetings in support of these positive changes. The new curriculum will be abstinence-first, age appropriate, inclusive, and provide medically accurate information on topics such as healthy relationships, online safety, contraception, STI prevention and more. Click here to read more!
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Upcoming Partner Trainings
November 16, Austin
HYP Austin - Grieving Children and Adolescents: Awareness is Only the Beginning
November 19, Austin
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