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Our Mission, Vision &
Values
Mission
Healthy Teen Network's mission is to provide leadership, education,
training, information, advocacy, resources and support to professional
individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent health, with an
emphasis on teen pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and teen parenting.
Vision
All adolescents will be informed about and empowered to make responsible
decisions about sexuality, pregnancy and parenting.
Values
We believe youth can make responsible decisions about sexuality, pregnancy
and parenting, as well as be effective parents, when they have complete,
accurate and culturally relevant age, gender and developmentally appropriate
information, skills, resources and support.
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Our
Value Statements
What Guides Our Work? |
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Adolescent pregnancy and parenting
pose long-term challenges for adolescents, their children, families and
communities. |
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Both male
and female partners are equally responsible for preventing early pregnancy,
as well as supporting, nurturing and parenting their children. |
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Youth can make responsible decisions about
sexuality, pregnancy and parenting, as well as be effective parents when
they have complete accurate, culturally relevant, age-, gender-, and
developmentally-appropriate information, skills, resources and support.
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All children deserve to grow up in safe, nurturing
environments that promote their healthy development. We further
recognize the responsibility to address the multiple needs of children and
adolescents. |
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Effective adolescent pregnancy prevention , pregnancy programs and parenting
programs are comprehensive, utilize research-based strategies, demonstrate
an understanding and respect for the rights and capabilities of adolescents,
and include a range of stakeholders in the decision-making, implementation
and evaluation processes. We further believe that identification and
evaluations of innovative strategies and promising approaches serves the
field.
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Individuals and organizations in the field must have access to the most
current information on research, best practices, fiscal resources and
professional growth opportunities. |
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The
involvement of families, communities, practitioners, schools, religious
institutions and local, state, regional and national coalitions and networks
is essential in addressing the issues of adolescent pregnancy, prevention
and parenting. |
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About Healthy Teen Network |
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Healthy
Teen Network is a national membership network founded on the belief
that youth can make responsible decisions about their sexuality and
reproductive health when they have complete, accurate and culturally
relevant information, skills, resources and support.
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Located in Washington, D.C., Healthy Teen Network has been making a
difference in the lives of teens and young families since its founding
in 1979. HTN is the only national membership network that serves
as a leader, a national voice, and a comprehensive educational
resource to professionals working in the area of adolescent
reproductive health - specifically teen pregnancy prevention, teen
pregnancy, teen parenting and related issues. HTN is uniquely
able to have an impact on a large number of teens and young families
because of its comprehensive approach and its direct and immediate
links to a grassroots network of reproductive health care
professionals throughout our nation's communities. |
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Healthy Teen
Network provides critical services such as: |
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Networking and Information Sharing |
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Research and Program Evaluation |
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Policy and Advocacy |
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Training and Education |
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Healthy Teen Network makes a
positive difference in the lives of teenagers and young families
because: |
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1. HTN has a comprehensive approach
and immediate links to a grassroots network of reproductive health
professionals throughout our nation's communities. |
3. HTN is proactive and responsive to
emerging issues in the field because of its direct connections to its
members at the grassroots level. |
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2. HTN covers a wide range of issues
that have impact on teens' and young families' health, including
pregnancy prevention, pregnancy, parenting, male involvement issues,
violence as it relates to sexual and reproductive health, HIV
integration, teen sexual health and more. |
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What We Do
Our Core Competencies
Making A Difference in the Lives of Teens and Young Families |
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Healthy
Teen Network provides critical services to its members and affiliates
through four strategic interrelated approaches. These include:
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Networking and Information Sharing
Healthy Teen Network has a multitude of dissemination mechanisms for
sharing information with both members and nonmembers. Its
primary focus is on relevant emerging topics. Its networking and
information sharing activities include: |
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>Healthy Teen Network's Annual
Conference
The only national annual conference devoted to all three teen
reproductive health issues: teen pregnancy, parenting and pregnancy
prevention.>Healthy Teen
Network Publications
An online newsletter focused on specific issues of interest to people
working in the field.
Monographs and other knowledge-building publications.
>Healthy Teen Network Annual State and
Local Coalition Directory
Over 350 contacts across the country.
Serves to support state and local coalitions integral to HTN's
network.
>Healthy Teen Network Electronic
Services
A resource clearinghouse of research, programs and other information
pertaining to teen pregnancy, parenting and pregnancy prevention.
Membership listserve whereby HTN members can share questions, concerns
and ideas.
Web site that offers organizational information and important links to
other agencies.
>Other information sharing resources
available to members
Healthy Teen Network national referral network.
Healthy Teen Network committees, award recognition programs and
relevant publications for service providers. |
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