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Youth in foster care feel connected, safe, and empowered to make informed decisions about their sexual health and relationships.

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The Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative builds relationships across child welfare and adolescent health systems to promote optimal health for child welfare-involved youth. Information and skill-building efforts support youth and their caregivers, and increase capacity in organizations and communities.

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Helping Adults Build Skills to Support Young People

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How We’re Working to End Teen Dating Violence
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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, dedicated to providing resources and promoting respectful relationships for all young people. The Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI) works toward ...
Upcoming Dissemination
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Healthy Futures Symposium April 23 – 26, 2023 | Houston, TX Tuesday, April 25: 11:15 AM: Attend our panel presentation, Trauma-Informed Sex Education for Youth in Foster Care: A Systems ...
Innovation in Sexuality and Relationship Education in Child Welfare
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Youth in foster care need regular and candid conversations about sexuality and relationships, our Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative project team found in a new study. Our team conducted interviews, ...
Sample Policy on Sexual Health for Child Welfare Agencies
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In interviews with child welfare professionals, mentors, and foster caregivers our team learned that adults often fear making mistakes by providing youth with too much—or not enough—information about sexuality and ...
TFYHI Upcoming Dissemination – September 2022
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Our team will share what we’ve learned about Bridging the Gap Between Child Welfare and Sexual Health Education at several upcoming conferences: Healthy Teen Network Conference  October 18, 2022 ǀ Miami, ...
Partner with TFYHI to Improve Sexual Health Outcomes for Youth in Care!
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Request for Proposals The Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI) builds relationships across child welfare and adolescent health systems to promote optimal health and prevent dating abuse, unwanted teen pregnancies, ...

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