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Lessons Learned from LA Pilot: Comprehensive Sexual Health Education for Foster Youth

Discover the key lessons learned from a pilot program in Los Angeles County that provided comprehensive sexual health education to foster youth. Gain insights on the curriculum used, the structure of the pilot, the profile of participating youth, the cost, and steps to move from pilot to full implementation.

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Lessons Learned from LA Pilot: Comprehensive Sexual Health Education for Foster Youth

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  1. Providing Comprehensive Sexual Health Education to Foster Youth: Lessons Learned from an LA Pilot December 18, 2018

  2. SB 89 Was Adopted to Decrease Unintended Pregnancy and Improve Sexual Health of Foster Youth • Originally SB 245 (Leyva) • Includes case plan provisions and training provision for all social workers, caregivers and judges • Went into effect 7/1/17 • ACL 18-61 was released on June 20, 2018 - http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-61.pdf?ver=2018-06-29-104513-387

  3. SB 89 Requires the Case Worker to Ensure Schools Have Fulfilled this Mandate • Out of grade sequence • Summer school • Independent study course • At a different school

  4. What Do we Know about CSE in LA County? Most middle and high schools use a “comprehensive” curriculum vs. hybrid Most middle and high schools offer in 7th grade; most high schools 9th grade • Positive Prevention Plus • Rights, Respect, Responsibility • Teen Talk

  5. What Do we Know about Foster Youth and CSE in LA County? • 82% of LA County children and youth attend 22 school districts • Information about the status of comprehensive sexual health education is known for 91% of them (20 of the 22 districts) • Of those 20 large districts: • 16 intend to use a comprehensive sexual health education curriculum • 4 intend to use a hybrid model • Comprehensive sexual health curricula used: • Positive Prevention Plus (10 districts) • Teen Talk (4 districts) • Rights, Respect, Responsibility (2 districts)

  6. LA County Piloted a Community Based CSE Curriculum for Foster Youth • Curriculum used • Structure of pilot • Profile of youth who participated • Cost • Lessons learned • Feedback from youth • Steps to go from pilot to full implementation

  7. Providing Comprehensive Sexual Education to Foster Youth: Pilot in Los Angeles

  8. Making Proud Choices! An Evidence-Based, Safer-Sex Approach to Teen Pregnancy and HIV/STDs

  9. Making Proud Choices! Has Four Main Components

  10. Making Proud Choices! Uses A Variety of Modalities to Engage Youth Skill-building Small group discussions Roleplaying

  11. Making Proud Choices! is Evidence-Based

  12. LA Pilot: Participation Rates February April December August 89 youth participated / 55 youth attended all sessions in their workshop series Participants were current and former foster youth in Los Angeles County, ages 18-24

  13. Cost of Hosting CSE Workshop Series Total amount per cohort of 10 youth for 3-day workshop series: $4,300-6,100 Breakdown: Remove this cost if being offered by provider with existing funding (i.e. PREP, I&E)

  14. LA Pilot: Key Lessons Learned

  15. The Role of Convener is Critical • Role of the Convener: • Schedule with the CSE provider • Coordinate with county child welfare agency, if applicable • Conduct youth outreach • Arrange transpiration • Arrange child care • Order, set-up & distribute food • Distribute incentives and prizes • Send reminder texts!!

  16. LA Pilot: Key Lessons Learned Timing: Attendance was highest over school breaks, 3 consecutive days The curriculum sells itself: Youth enjoy the curriculum – if you can get them there on the first day, many will return Provide transportation support: A ride or $ Provide an incentive: Youth liked receiving something each day they attend (vs. at completion)

  17. LA Pilot: Key Lessons Learned Food! Youth showed up hungry – make sure snacks are adequate if meal is not happening until midway through Time management: Build in time for sign-in, food, breaks, etc. Child care: The classes are long – consider providing childcare for parenting youth Acknowledgements/culmination: Provide some sort of certificate of completion and acknowledge the accomplishment

  18. Youth had a Positive Response to Making Proud Choices! • All knowledge measures increased from pre to post intervention, and remained higher than pre at 3 months. • Level of familiarity with birth control methods was statistically significantly higher post-intervention and remained elevated at 3 months. • Behaviors changed as well, including use of an effective birth control method.

  19. When asked “What was most helpful about this training?” youth responded: “Talking about STDs” “The info regarding birth control methods” “Everything” “Warning about health & STD prevention” “Learning about STD’s, safe sex & games” “The activities & the explanations” “Every part” “The supportive energy of everyone although we were just strangers at first” “Knowing & how to use condoms right” “Information & instructors” “The information was interactive & relatable” “The information & group support” “The sex ed info” “Learning how to prevent STDs & STIs & learning to be safe or practice safe sex” “They let us ask questions & explained a lot” “Powerpoints & communication”

  20. How do We Go from Pilot to Full Implementation?

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