Georgia Campaign For Adolescent Power And Potential Inc

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TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION GCAPP'S CURRENT REPEAT TEEN PREGNANCY STRATEGY EXPANDS AND IMPROVES DIRECT SERVICES THROUGH CUSTOMIZED PREVENTION TRAININGS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONALS SERVING TEENS. CUSTOMIZED PREVENTION TRAININGS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:- SEXUAL HEALTH OVERVIEW- TRAUMA-INFORMED SEX ED- ENGAGING PARENTS IN SEX ED- ENGAGING MALES IN TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION- YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID- FOSTERING OUR CHILDREN WITH UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT (FOCUS): FOR FOSTER PARENTS- SEXUAL VIOLENCE 101- PROVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION CURRICULA SUCH AS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE, MAKING PROUD CHOICES, AND BE PROUD BE RESPONSIBLE BE PROTECTEDIN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, GCAPP AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SOLUTIONS ARE LEADING THE WAY IN A TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROJECT FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. WORKING WITH YOUTH, YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LEADERS, AND OTHER YOUTH ADVOCATES, GCAPP:-DELIVERED COMPREHENSIVE SEX ED TO 89,000+ STUDENTS; EXPANDED QUALITY SEX ED TO 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.-HOSTED OUR ANNUAL SEX ED SUMMIT FOR YOUTH SERVING PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND YOUTH WHICH GENERATED OVER 600 REGISTRATIONS AND A RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS-SERVED OVER 2,800 YOUNG PEOPLE 13-19 YEARS OLD IN OUR MACON-BIBB TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM, ALIGNING COMMUNITY SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMAL ADOLESCENT HEALTH-ACQUIRED 3 NEW 5-YEAR FEDERAL GRANTS THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO FUND: O PROJECT EBAN - DELIVERS EVIDENCE-BASED TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS TO 2700 YOUNG BLACK MALES IN MACON-BIBB COUNTY AND CLAYTON COUNTY OVER THE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE O SEXUAL HEALTH FOR ADOLESCENTS ROOTED IN EQUITY (SHARE) - A MULTI-STATE PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES IN SEXUAL HEALTH OUTCOMES O EVALUATION OF SAFE DATES FOR TEEN MOMS - A RESEARCH STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION INTERVENTION ON TEEN MOMS

COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDWE PARTNER WITH HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE MEDICALLY ACCURATE, AGE APPROPRIATE SEX ED TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ADOLESCENTS EACH YEAR. DELIVERED COMPREHENSIVE SEX ED TO 89,000+ STUDENTS; EXPANDED QUALITY SEX ED TO 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. TRAINED 365 TEACHERS AND YOUTH SERVING PROFESSIONALS IN COMPREHENSIVE SEX ED.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES, GCAPP'S PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM EDUCATES YOUNG PEOPLE ON BOTH ABSTINENCE AND CONTRACEPTION TO PREVENT PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, INCLUDING HIV/AIDS. THE PROGRAM SERVES AT RISK YOUTH AGES 10-19 WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE, LIVE IN RURAL AREAS OR IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITH HIGH TEEN BIRTH RATES OR COME FROM RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH UNDER 21 YEARS OLD. IN 2023, GCAPP: -HELPED PARENTS TRULY BE THEIR CHILDREN'S MOST IMPORTANT EDUCATORS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HELPFUL, CONVENIENT WORKSHOPS, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES-CONDUCTED 75 TRAININGS TO YOUTH SERVING PROFESSIONALS, STRATEGIC PARTNERS, AND PARENTS-REACHED 3,000+ PARENTS WITH THE GCAPP PARENT TOOLKIT, OUR POPULAR, CONVENIENT RESOURCE THAT GIVES PARENTS AND FAMILIES 24-7 ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFORMATION, TIPS, STRATEGIES, AND CONVERSATION STARTERS

YOUTH EMPOWERMENTGCAPP RECOGNIZES THAT MANY YOUTH IN GEORGIA FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, OBESITY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND FRAGILE FAMILY ENVIRONMENTS, WHICH CAN HINDER THEIR ABILITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, GCAPP PROVIDES ADOLESCENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES, INCLUDING INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL AWARENESS, MOTIVATION, AND MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES. BY EMPOWERING YOUTH TO MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS, GCAPP IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS IN GEORGIA AND CREATE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.- YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT- YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL- YOUTH ADVOCACY - TMI-GEORGIA GCAPP'S WORK INCORPORATES 5 CORE COMPETENCIES FOR HEALTHY, EMPOWERED YOUTH: O DECISION MAKING SKILLS O POSITIVE SENSE OF SELF O SELF-CONTROLO PERSONAL/MORAL SYSTEM OF BELIEF O PRO-SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS WE EMPOWER YOUTH TO AVOID RISKY BEHAVIORS THAT ARE STATISTICALLY DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME AND THAT OFTEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTS ADULTHOOD IN 2023, WE RECRUITED 48 YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS; PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS, WEBINARS, AND ACTIVITIES, REACHING OVER 3,000 PEERS, PARENTS, AND YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS, AND REPRESENTING 25 COUNTIES