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Uplifting the bodily autonomy & healthy sexual development of youth who experience(d) #fostercare. A National Center for Youth Law project.
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Trauma doesn’t end when trafficking does. Join us Jan 14 for “Intersections of Trauma and Trafficking,” hosted by the CSEC Action Team and NCCT, featuring Maria Contreras (NCYL) and Kelly Kinnish (NCCT), who will share trauma-informed tools to support youth healing.
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Trauma doesn’t end when trafficking does. Join us Jan 14 for “Intersections of Trauma and Trafficking,” hosted by the CSEC Action Team and NCCT, featuring Maria Contreras (NCYL) and Kelly Kinnish (NCCT), who will share trauma-informed tools to support youth healing.
We asked former foster youth, "Which sexual & reproductive health topics are important for RHEP to uplift in 2026?"
Here's what they recommended:
🔹 How to support #parenting youth
🔹 Accessing #AbortionCare
🔹 Recognizing the signs of grooming & sexual abuse
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Here's what they recommended:
🔹 How to support #parenting youth
🔹 Accessing #AbortionCare
🔹 Recognizing the signs of grooming & sexual abuse
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January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
We asked former foster youth, "Which sexual & reproductive health topics are important for RHEP to uplift in 2026?"
Here's what they recommended:
🔹 How to support #parenting youth
🔹 Accessing #AbortionCare
🔹 Recognizing the signs of grooming & sexual abuse
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Here's what they recommended:
🔹 How to support #parenting youth
🔹 Accessing #AbortionCare
🔹 Recognizing the signs of grooming & sexual abuse
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📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP is seeking a motivated Paralegal to support our Enforcement & Litigation team. Join a fast-paced, mission-driven environment advancing health justice. Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026 (or 200 apps. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/rJbuLL0C0Y/Paralegal
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
📣 We’re hiring! NHeLP is seeking a motivated Paralegal to support our Enforcement & Litigation team. Join a fast-paced, mission-driven environment advancing health justice. Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026 (or 200 apps. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/rJbuLL0C0Y/Paralegal
Four things we look forward to in the new year:
🔹 Advancing inclusive, comprehensive #SexEd for youth in #FosterCare systems
🔹 Dropping new episodes of #SelfTaught 🎧
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🔹 Advancing inclusive, comprehensive #SexEd for youth in #FosterCare systems
🔹 Dropping new episodes of #SelfTaught 🎧
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December 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Four things we look forward to in the new year:
🔹 Advancing inclusive, comprehensive #SexEd for youth in #FosterCare systems
🔹 Dropping new episodes of #SelfTaught 🎧
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🔹 Advancing inclusive, comprehensive #SexEd for youth in #FosterCare systems
🔹 Dropping new episodes of #SelfTaught 🎧
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Congratulations to our 2025 Youth Advisory Board on completing a year of advocacy with RHEP!🎉 What an extraordinary year it was working alongside these fearless young adults. From chatting over #coffee and cartoons to traveling hundreds of miles—
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December 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Congratulations to our 2025 Youth Advisory Board on completing a year of advocacy with RHEP!🎉 What an extraordinary year it was working alongside these fearless young adults. From chatting over #coffee and cartoons to traveling hundreds of miles—
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Sexual and reproductive health 🤝 human rights
Sexual and reproductive health is a human right. Having access to quality sexual and reproductive health services empowers people to make informed choices about their bodies, lives, and futures.#HumanRightsDay #Abortion #BirthControl #STItreatment
Sexual and reproductive health is a human right. Having access to quality sexual and reproductive health services empowers people to make informed choices about their bodies, lives, and futures.#HumanRightsDay #Abortion #BirthControl #STItreatment
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sexual and reproductive health 🤝 human rights
Sexual and reproductive health is a human right. Having access to quality sexual and reproductive health services empowers people to make informed choices about their bodies, lives, and futures.#HumanRightsDay #Abortion #BirthControl #STItreatment
Sexual and reproductive health is a human right. Having access to quality sexual and reproductive health services empowers people to make informed choices about their bodies, lives, and futures.#HumanRightsDay #Abortion #BirthControl #STItreatment
Most California public & charter middle and high schools offer sexual health education. ❌ However, many youth in #FosterCare miss out due to frequent placement changes and other systemic barriers.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Most California public & charter middle and high schools offer sexual health education. ❌ However, many youth in #FosterCare miss out due to frequent placement changes and other systemic barriers.
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Check out #HopeInABox, a catalog of hundreds of #LGBTQ-inclusive books for all ages. You're sure to find the perfect read to curl up with over the winter holidays! ☃️
📖 www.hopeinabox.org/books
📖 www.hopeinabox.org/books
Hope in a Box — Discover LGBTQ-inclusive books
We worked with dozens of teachers, professors, and students to curate a
list of our favorite LGBTQ-inclusive books. This list includes a diverse
array of stories, formats, time periods, identities, ...
www.hopeinabox.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Check out #HopeInABox, a catalog of hundreds of #LGBTQ-inclusive books for all ages. You're sure to find the perfect read to curl up with over the winter holidays! ☃️
📖 www.hopeinabox.org/books
📖 www.hopeinabox.org/books
The RHEP collaborative is doubling down on our commitment to comprehensive #SexEducation and high-quality, affirming #healthcare for youth in foster care. 🌟
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December 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The RHEP collaborative is doubling down on our commitment to comprehensive #SexEducation and high-quality, affirming #healthcare for youth in foster care. 🌟
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Today we unite to support people living with #HIV and remember those we’ve lost 🕊️. Together, we can end the HIV epidemic. Learn more: www.unaids.org/en/2025-worl... #WorldAIDSDay #StopHIVTogether @unaids.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today we unite to support people living with #HIV and remember those we’ve lost 🕊️. Together, we can end the HIV epidemic. Learn more: www.unaids.org/en/2025-worl... #WorldAIDSDay #StopHIVTogether @unaids.org
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Check out @thencsh.bsky.social's Own the Awk for tips to turn awkward moments into meaningful connections and improve your love life. Access free scripts, videos, and digital card decks on sexual health and relationships at OwnTheAwk.org!
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Check out @thencsh.bsky.social's Own the Awk for tips to turn awkward moments into meaningful connections and improve your love life. Access free scripts, videos, and digital card decks on sexual health and relationships at OwnTheAwk.org!
“Poor #HealthOutcomes are not the failing of our youth, rather, they’re the failing of complex, intertwined systems that don’t allow us to put youths’ needs at the center of their care experiences.”
—Rebecca Gudeman, Managing Director of Health & Well-being @youthlaw.bsky.social
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—Rebecca Gudeman, Managing Director of Health & Well-being @youthlaw.bsky.social
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November 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“Poor #HealthOutcomes are not the failing of our youth, rather, they’re the failing of complex, intertwined systems that don’t allow us to put youths’ needs at the center of their care experiences.”
—Rebecca Gudeman, Managing Director of Health & Well-being @youthlaw.bsky.social
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—Rebecca Gudeman, Managing Director of Health & Well-being @youthlaw.bsky.social
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember and honor the lives lost to anti-trans violence, and we stand with trans youth who deserve to be safe, affirmed, and loved for who they are.
Read our latest post for Trans Awareness Week:
medium.com/ncyl-news/tr...
Read our latest post for Trans Awareness Week:
medium.com/ncyl-news/tr...
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember and honor the lives lost to anti-trans violence, and we stand with trans youth who deserve to be safe, affirmed, and loved for who they are.
Read our latest post for Trans Awareness Week:
medium.com/ncyl-news/tr...
Read our latest post for Trans Awareness Week:
medium.com/ncyl-news/tr...
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Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. 🏳️⚧️
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. 🏳️⚧️
"Equitable access to trauma-informed sexual and reproductive health care and education should be a fundamental right, especially for #FosterYouth who are disproportionately impacted by these issues."
—Abby, a 2025 Youth Advisory Board member
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—Abby, a 2025 Youth Advisory Board member
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November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Equitable access to trauma-informed sexual and reproductive health care and education should be a fundamental right, especially for #FosterYouth who are disproportionately impacted by these issues."
—Abby, a 2025 Youth Advisory Board member
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—Abby, a 2025 Youth Advisory Board member
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Join us at #BeyondTheBench2025 on November 19 at 2PM PT in Los Angeles where NCYL Managing Director of Health and Well-being Rebecca Gudeman will share her expertise on juvenile case file confidentiality and information sharing.
Learn more about the event: courts.ca.gov/beyond-bench...
Learn more about the event: courts.ca.gov/beyond-bench...
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join us at #BeyondTheBench2025 on November 19 at 2PM PT in Los Angeles where NCYL Managing Director of Health and Well-being Rebecca Gudeman will share her expertise on juvenile case file confidentiality and information sharing.
Learn more about the event: courts.ca.gov/beyond-bench...
Learn more about the event: courts.ca.gov/beyond-bench...
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Birth control is health care. It’s safety, opportunity, and choice—and it’s under attack. This #ThxBirthControl Day, we’re fighting against misinformation and uplifting the truth: contraception changes lives! #BirthControl #Contraceptives
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Birth control is health care. It’s safety, opportunity, and choice—and it’s under attack. This #ThxBirthControl Day, we’re fighting against misinformation and uplifting the truth: contraception changes lives! #BirthControl #Contraceptives
📌 #HealthyRelationships Tip #1
Practice #mutual compassion. Relationships require both people involved to be actively compassionate.
💞 Read more #RelationshipAdvice from our Youth Advisory Board at fosterreprohealth.org/top-10-tips-...
Practice #mutual compassion. Relationships require both people involved to be actively compassionate.
💞 Read more #RelationshipAdvice from our Youth Advisory Board at fosterreprohealth.org/top-10-tips-...
Top 10 Tips for Healthy Relationships – RHEP Foster Youth
Our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) produced a guide, videos, and blog to assist other young people who are interested in developing healthy relationships with friends, family members, and romantic partner...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
📌 #HealthyRelationships Tip #1
Practice #mutual compassion. Relationships require both people involved to be actively compassionate.
💞 Read more #RelationshipAdvice from our Youth Advisory Board at fosterreprohealth.org/top-10-tips-...
Practice #mutual compassion. Relationships require both people involved to be actively compassionate.
💞 Read more #RelationshipAdvice from our Youth Advisory Board at fosterreprohealth.org/top-10-tips-...
How do #fosteryouth learn the skills needed to parent their children? Through trial, error & support from unexpected places. 💚
As one youth put it, "There is, unfortunately, not a super conclusive rule book that we have on the best way to do #parenting."
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As one youth put it, "There is, unfortunately, not a super conclusive rule book that we have on the best way to do #parenting."
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November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
How do #fosteryouth learn the skills needed to parent their children? Through trial, error & support from unexpected places. 💚
As one youth put it, "There is, unfortunately, not a super conclusive rule book that we have on the best way to do #parenting."
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As one youth put it, "There is, unfortunately, not a super conclusive rule book that we have on the best way to do #parenting."
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"I didn’t know who to talk to about #sexualhealth education, or even how to have safe sex. I was talked about and laughed at when I asked my aunties and cousins."
–Jennifer, former RHEP Youth Advisory Board member
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–Jennifer, former RHEP Youth Advisory Board member
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"I didn’t know who to talk to about #sexualhealth education, or even how to have safe sex. I was talked about and laughed at when I asked my aunties and cousins."
–Jennifer, former RHEP Youth Advisory Board member
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Today is Election Day, LA! Being informed is one of the most powerful ways we can show up for our communities.
Get to the polls and make your voice heard today!
#BWWLA #ElectionDay #CivicEngagement
Get to the polls and make your voice heard today!
#BWWLA #ElectionDay #CivicEngagement
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today is Election Day, LA! Being informed is one of the most powerful ways we can show up for our communities.
Get to the polls and make your voice heard today!
#BWWLA #ElectionDay #CivicEngagement
Get to the polls and make your voice heard today!
#BWWLA #ElectionDay #CivicEngagement
What are the large-scale impacts of our Teen Talk: Foster Youth program?
- Autonomy for Youth in #FosterCare
- Well-Equipped #SocialWorkers
- Skilled Educators
- Confident #Caregivers
- Healthier Communities
Learn more about the free, comprehensive #sexed course ➡️ rhep.info/4olFid0
- Autonomy for Youth in #FosterCare
- Well-Equipped #SocialWorkers
- Skilled Educators
- Confident #Caregivers
- Healthier Communities
Learn more about the free, comprehensive #sexed course ➡️ rhep.info/4olFid0
Teen Talk Foster Youth – RHEP Foster Youth
Teen Talk Foster Youth is a free, virtual, community-based sex ed series for youth in California foster care, coordinated by the Reproductive Health Equity Project. This curriculum meets requirements ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What are the large-scale impacts of our Teen Talk: Foster Youth program?
- Autonomy for Youth in #FosterCare
- Well-Equipped #SocialWorkers
- Skilled Educators
- Confident #Caregivers
- Healthier Communities
Learn more about the free, comprehensive #sexed course ➡️ rhep.info/4olFid0
- Autonomy for Youth in #FosterCare
- Well-Equipped #SocialWorkers
- Skilled Educators
- Confident #Caregivers
- Healthier Communities
Learn more about the free, comprehensive #sexed course ➡️ rhep.info/4olFid0
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Every advocate’s journey is different. 🌟
Our Federal Advocacy Toolkit for Parents and Caregivers includes safety + well-being resources to support you & your family as you raise your voices for change.
Check it out: youthlaw.org/resources/fe...
Our Federal Advocacy Toolkit for Parents and Caregivers includes safety + well-being resources to support you & your family as you raise your voices for change.
Check it out: youthlaw.org/resources/fe...
September 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Every advocate’s journey is different. 🌟
Our Federal Advocacy Toolkit for Parents and Caregivers includes safety + well-being resources to support you & your family as you raise your voices for change.
Check it out: youthlaw.org/resources/fe...
Our Federal Advocacy Toolkit for Parents and Caregivers includes safety + well-being resources to support you & your family as you raise your voices for change.
Check it out: youthlaw.org/resources/fe...
"I was just scared to tell people... When I actually got [an abortion] I was just making up stuff in my head... But then, when I did eventually tell my friends, I felt closer to my girlfriends."
—A former foster youth✴️
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—A former foster youth✴️
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October 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"I was just scared to tell people... When I actually got [an abortion] I was just making up stuff in my head... But then, when I did eventually tell my friends, I felt closer to my girlfriends."
—A former foster youth✴️
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—A former foster youth✴️
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