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READ HER COMPLETE STORY HERE. [1]

_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, please complete this form [2]._

2022 WEBINAR SERIES 

LEARNING SOMETHING NEW NEVER GETS OLD! Each webinar 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 adolescents.

_Each webinar is $25 unless otherwise noted and includes continuing
education credit for multiple disciplines. Scholarships are also
available._

* FEB. 23: Caring for Expectant and Parenting Adolescents
* FEB. 24: Using the iCHAMPSS tool to implement school-based sex education
(free webinar)
* MARCH 2: Social Media Monitoring for Improved Youth Family Planning
Campaigns
* MAY 4: Contraception 101
* MAY 11: Caring for Transgender Adolescents
* MAY 18: Consent & Confidentiality
* MAY 25: Male Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health

REGISTER HERE [3]

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SYMPOSIUM 2022 

Join us this April at our 11th Annual Symposium, scheduled for April 25-27,
2022. Scheduled programming on April 25 and April 26 will be available
in-person at the Embassy Suites Landmark in San Antonio, Texas, and
virtually in real time via the Zoom platform. April 27 workshops will be
available in person only at the event hotel.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE. [4]

TODAY'S SPECIAL IN HONOR OF 2/22/22

_TODAY ONLY, FEB. 2, 2022, THE TEXAS CAMPAIGN IS OFFERING TWO FOR ONE
REGISTRATION TO THE SYMPOSIUM. GRAB A FRIEND OR COLLEAGUE AND VISIT
WWW.TXSYMPOSIUM.ORG TO REGISTER AND CLICK PAY LATER. TEXAS CAMPAIGN STAFF
WILL BE IN TOUCH TO COLLECT PAYMENT. _

_THIS OFFER IS ONLY VALID FOR NEW REGISTRATIONS AND IS NOT RETROACTIVE._

We welcome poster submissions that present original ideas and research in
areas related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health, teen pregnancy
prevention, sexuality education, and youth development. Poster
presentations will be shared at the Symposium on April 26, and are in
person only.

Poster submissions close on March 4, 2022, accepted poster presenters will
be notified by March 11. Question? Email [email protected].

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR POSTER PRESENTATION. [5]

Regional Coalition Meeting

Join us for our first Regional Coalition Meeting of 2022 where we will be
all ears! The meeting, scheduled for March 25, 1-2 pm, will feature a
listening session that will help inform the Texas Campaign's policy
priorities for the next legislative session. An RSVP is required.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. [6]

Data of the Month

HOW DOES TEXAS COMPARE ON SEX ED?

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) [7]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.

All Houston-area youth-serving professionals who work with foster youth are
invited to join our Greater Houston TFYHI Stakeholder Meeting on THURSDAY,
MARCH 24, FROM 3 PM TO 4 PM. In this Stakeholder Meeting, Amber Rabines
from EveryBodyTexas will be giving a short presentation on Title X Clinics
and resources available on their website [8]. We will also share updates on
the TFYHI youth curriculum and upcoming pieces of training scheduled for
the Spring and Summer.

Contact Carolina Salmeron [email protected] or [email protected] to
register for the stakeholder meeting.

TEXAS IS READY

The Texas Is Ready Coalition [9] 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 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.

Texas Is Ready, in partnership with the UTHealth School of Public Health
has launched iCHAMPSS [10] and will host a FREE WEBINAR, highlighting the
features of the tool, for Texas school districts on February 24, 2022 at 4
PM. REGISTER HERE! [11]

In addition, the Coalition is launching a learning collaborative for school
districts and communities in Central and Houston, Texas. The purpose is to
increase the shared body of knowledge pertaining to the steps necessary to
successfully assess, implement, and maintain sexual health education
curricula in schools, as well as ensure individual district readiness by
the start of the 2022 - 2023 school year. The iCHAMPSS tool will serve as
the foundational resource for the learning collaborative activities. IF
YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY,
PLEASE FILL OUT THE INTEREST FORM [12].

Lastly, the Coalition will host a virtual training for school districts in
and around Waco, Texas. This offering will include a lecture on the new
Health TEKS and Texas statute, as well as district-level assessments to
gauge “readiness” to implement sexual health education in the 2022 -
2023 school year. Participating school districts will receive on-going
virtual technical assistance to build their capacities to properly
implement sex ed. IF YOUR WACO-AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO
PARTICIPATE, PLEASE CONTACT BETH OLSON AT [email protected].

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT OUR TRAININGS!

TEXAS YOUTH-FRIENDLY INITIATIVE

The Texas Youth-Friendly Initiative (TYFI) [13] 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.

THE JANUARY TYFI SUMMIT WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH!

TYFI had approximately 30 attendees each day and received great feedback,
which we will use to plan the July summit in Houston, Texas.

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TYFI SUMMIT BLOG

Project Director, J.R. Chester reflected on the TYFI Summit and gave
insight into the TYFI program.

READ HER BLOG HERE! [14]

DONOR TAX INFORMATION!

Earlier this month, we sent all our donors a letter summarizing their
taxable contributions made during calendar year 2021, to assist with tax
time. DIDN'T GET A LETTER? IT IS POSSIBLE WE DON'T HAVE YOUR MOST CURRENT
ADDRESS!

Please reply to this email or contact [email protected] with any updates
or questions.

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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT INSIDE & OUT!

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you show your support to our great cause by displaying FREE Texas Campaign
theme stickers on your laptop, water bottle, or office! Sign up now to
receive your FREE stickers by clicking the button below.

SIGN UP & START REPPING US!

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SYMPOSIUM 2022 AWARD NOMINATIONS

Do you know exceptional individuals and/or community partners that have
made remarkable contributions to the field of adolescent sexual and
reproductive health and teen pregnancy prevention in Texas? If so, the
Texas Campaign welcomes your nominations for the RISING STAR, CHANGEMAKER
and COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD.

Nominations will be accepted through March 31.

NOMINATE HERE! [16]

Manage my preferences [17]

Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy P.O Box 10357
Austin, Texas 78766

[email protected] / 512-686-8305

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