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  1. New York State Youth Sexual Health Plan, AIDS Institute, New York Department of Health (2016)

    This strategic plan from the New York State AIDS Institute presents data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (“YRBS”) about New York youth’s sexual health behaviors and risks, and it provides ...

    admin - 9/21/2016 12:56pm

  2. Changes in Adolescents’ Receipt of Sex Education, 2006-2013, Laura Duberstein Lindberg, et al, Journal of Adolescent Health (2016)

    Following studies in the 1990s and early 2000s which found serious gaps in the sex education of minors, national public health organizations called for increased sex education from schools and parents. This article analyzes changes made in sex education f ...

    admin - 6/14/2016 3:42pm

  3. Testimony Before the New York City Council on Student Health Services, Comprehensive Health Education, and Sexual Health Educational Training

    CHLP testimony before New York City Council committees called for a resolution supporting written guarantees of LGBTQ-inclusive sexual and reproductive health and literacy services for youth in out of home care. ...

    admin - 8/23/2016 2:20pm

  4. Safe & Respected: Policy, Best Practices & Guidance for Serving Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming Children and Youth Involved in the Child Welfare, Detention, and Juvenile Justice Systems

    This document is a guide of best practices for individuals working with youth in state custody that identify as transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) in New York City. The guide provide a brief overview of the barriers that TGNC children and youth ...

    admin - 8/27/2014 1:28pm

  5. State Policies Concerning LGBTQ Youth, get R.E.A.L., Center for the Study of Social Policy (2013)

    This chart is a compilation of state laws that affect LGBTQ youth, especially those in state custody. The charts covers laws in each state pertaining to public accommodations, social services (general), child welfare (specific services and programs), fost ...

    admin - 8/27/2014 1:17pm

  6. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2013, Laura Kann et al., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Surveillance Summaries (2014).

    This report describes the results of surveys completed by American youth (grades 9 – 12) covering six categories of “priority health-risk” behaviors among youth and young adults. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) results show that a high ...

    admin - 7/14/2014 11:17am

  7. HIV/AIDS Course Content in CSWE-Accredited Social Work Programs: A Survey of Current Curricular Practices, Diana Rowan and Jeffrey Shears, Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2011

    Despite increasing numbers of people with HIV and AIDS, and the knowledge that many at-risk populations face greater HIV infection rates, there is a gap in social worker knowledge surrounding HIV. The authors of this journal article sought to review all 6 ...

    admin - 4/17/2014 10:52am

  8. Smith v. Milton Hershey School, Settlement Agreement, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Sept. 12, 2012)

    This settlement agreement was filed in Mother Smith v. Milton Hershey School, No. 11-CV-7391 (E.D. Pa.), a case alleging that the Milton Hershey School refused to enroll a 13-year-old student because he is living with HIV. The Milton Hershey School is a c ...

    admin - 12/1/2013 10:50am

  9. LGBT-Inclusive Sex Education Means Healthier Youth and Safer Schools; Hannah Slater; Center for American Progress (2013)

    This article provides the rationale and supporting evidence for comprehensive, LGBT-inclusive sexual education, specifically advocating for the passage of the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act introduced in 2013 by Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) an ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/7/2013 4:29pm

  10. Participant Observation at a Youth HIV Conference, Rena Greifinger et al., Qualitative Social Work (2013)

    This study sets forth the findings of participant observers at the One Love Project, a five-day conference for young people living with HIV and their allies from across the country. Observers – including the Founding Director of the One Love Project, a cl ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 3/24/2014 12:28pm

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