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2022 WEBINAR SERIES
IS YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW? Our February webinar
series features experts discussing a range of topics relating to Adolescent
Health and Wellbeing that can increase your knowledge, skills, and
abilities to service and support the adolescents in Texas.
Each webinar is $25 and includes continuing education credit for multiple
disciplines. Scholarships are also available.
FEB. 2: The Role of Social Listening to Inform Youth FEB. 9: Sexting and
Cyberbullying: Redefining Dating Violence and the Legal Remedies for Teens
FEB. 16: Understanding Data on Adolescent Health and Well-Being FEB.
23: Caring for Expectant and Parenting Adolescents
REGISTER HERE [2]
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SYMPOSIUM 2022
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The 11th Annual Symposium is scheduled for APRIL 25-27, 2022. We plan on
hosting a HYBRID LEARNING EVENT, in collaboration with Healthy Futures of
Texas, with the in-person component taking place at the Embassy Suites
Landmark in San Antonio.
REGISTER HERE [3]
Chart of the Month
ANY NEW PARENT WILL TELL YOU THAT HAVING ONE BABY CAN BE HARD -- BUT WHAT
ABOUT FOUR?
In the US, just over 3% of births are multiple -- twins, triplets,
quadruplets or more. That number has been fairly consistent over the last
15 years. But how does the likelihood of multiples change with the age of
the mother? Teens are less likely than older parents to give birth to twins
or triplets, but 1.6% of teen births in 2020 included sets of multiples. In
2020, there were 2,515 sets of twins born to teen mothers, and 41 sets of
triplets. In contrast, 8% of mothers age 45-49, and 18% percent of mothers
age 50+, welcomed multiples in 2020.
SHARE YOUR STORY!
Each month, the Texas Campaign interviews young adults or the adults who
serve them about their experience with sex education or teen pregnancy.
If you are interested in sharing your story, email
[email protected]
or fill out this form [4].
READ PAST INTERVIEWS HERE [5]
This month, we have lots of exciting news to share about our upcoming
collaborative work. The Texas Campaign partners with others across the
state to leverage local and regional resources with statewide systems
change. Read about our inspiring projects below.
TEXAS FOSTER YOUTH HEALTH INITIATIVE
The Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TYFI) [6]establishes, funds,
coordinates, and supports a multidisciplinary network of community partners
to develop and test cutting edge sexual health interventions for youth and
their caregivers.
TYFI welcomes a new collaborator, Trel’s Home, who will receive their
first training in February on strategies for sharing trauma-informed,
medically accurate facts about sex and sexuality. Click here [7] to learn
more about Trel's Home.
COLLABORATIVE FOR YOUTH IN CARE
The Collaborative for Youth in Care (CLYC) [8] is made up of eight
organizations with expertise in teen pregnancy prevention and child
welfare.
One of the partners, the UTHealth team has begun the process of evaluating
the effects of the opt-in policy for sexual education, which aims to
understand if the new policy hinders the adoption of sexual education in
schools. The information gathered will be helpful in direct advocacy
purposes.
At the end of last year, Harris County commissioners unanimously approved
the construction of The Houston Alumni and Youth Center campus (another
CLYC partner) to provide services for young adults transitioning out of
foster care. Click here [9] to learn more about the campus!
TEXAS IS READY
The Texas Is Ready Coalition [10] is composed of three organizations with a
shared vision that every Texas youth deserves the information they need for
a lifetime of healthy relationships and positive sexual health outcomes.
The Texas Is Ready Coalition provides support to School Health Advisory
Committees in many districts and presents valuable information to community
members around the state about the revisions to the sex education minimum
standards.
Join the Texas Campaign and researchers from the University of Texas School
of Public Health for an overview of iCHAMPSS, a free online tool to help
school districts select, implement, and maintain evidence-based health
education curriculum. This free webinar is designed for school
administrators, SHAC members, educators, and community members who hope to
play a role in supporting high-quality sex education in their school
district.
There are two opportunities to join:
* Tuesday, February 22, from 12-1 pm (register here [11])
* Thursday, February 24, from 4-5 pm (register here [12])
The Texas Is Ready Coalition welcomed five Young Ambassadors [13] at the
end of last year. The Texas Campaign Young Ambassador Program aims to
connect young advocates with the platforms, people and tools they need to
strengthen their capacity, increase their knowledge and expand their
networks so that they can continue to champion increased access to sexual
and reproductive health care and sexual education for everyone in Texas.
TEXAS YOUTH FRIENDLY INITIATIVE
The Texas Youth-Friendly Initiative (TYFI) [14] helps build the capacity of
health centers to improve care delivery to youth ages 10-24 through their
participation in an evidence-based model developed by the Adolescent Health
Initiative at the University of Michigan.
This month the cohort will meet for a quarterly summit to develop a deeper
understanding of how to drive practice changes for exceptional health
service delivery to youth, identify barriers to implementation, develop
strategies for success, and network with one another.
DONOR TAX INFORMATION!
As a reminder, The Texas Campaign sends out a DONOR STATEMENT in FEBRUARY
to summarize the cumulative total of donations, so please keep your eye out
for this letter to assist with your taxes. Remember that raffle purchases
and gifts made through third parties such as donor advised funds or
Facebook will not be included.
If you need this information sooner, please contact Julia at
[email protected]
We'll miss you, Casey!
The Texas Campaign is saying goodbye to CASEY BRZOZOWSKI. We are grateful
for everything that she has contributed to our organization. As our Finance
and Operations Manager, she played an important role in our successes.
While we are deeply saddened she is leaving us, we are incredibly happy
that she will be following her dreams.
Good luck, Casey! We wish you the best.
Are you a member of the CART CLUB?
Our sustaining donors are so critical to our mission - we are grateful that
you share our values and our vision for the future. CART Club members get
special perks and insider insight and opportunity as a benefit of setting
up a recurring credit card donation. That's right, for even $5 a month, you
can join the CART Club and become a sustaining donor.
JOIN OUR CART CLUB NOW [15]
CONGRATS, MARCIA!
We are excited to share that our very own Board Member, MARCIA SILVERBERG
will be featured in a recently released book _"SHE (Believed She Could So
She Did) [16]"_ by author Deborah Cole chronicling the stories of
successful women entrepreneurs across the Lone Star State.
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WE ARE HIRING!
The Texas Campaign is hiring a Full-time HEALTH EDUCATOR and a Full-time
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION [18]
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Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy P.O Box 10357
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