Check out the ETR blog at https://www.etr.org/blog/. Some blog posts you might be interested in from the YTH Initiative team are here: High School Youth Design Innovative Tech Solutions for Better Mental Health, ZonaSegura Project to Prevent Teen Dating Violence Demonstrates the Power of Partnership, Bhupendra Sheoran […]

This year’s YTH Live conference was an extraordinary one; we had so many fantastic speakers, engaging conversations, lucrative giveaways, inspiring plenaries, and of course, great food. At YTH Live, we pride ourselves on not just talking the talk of youth empowerment, but walking the walk. Our conference […]

In my six years of professional experience working in social media and marketing, the most common complaint I hear from organizations large and small is that they don’t have enough resources to devote to communications. Whether they are short-staffed, lack a marketing budget, or don’t have the […]

This blog was originally posted on SVRI.org. To see the original post, click here: www.svri.org/zonasegura-innovative-app-violence-prevention-honduras Written by Jaclyn Shea, MPH “At 12 I experienced a drunken man touching me…. When creating the illustrations for the app I imagined I was talking to that young girl,” ~ Monica Andino, […]

Jacob Ward truly embodies the meaning of a renaissance man; he is an accomplished writer and editor, NBC News correspondent, scholar at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS), television host, and former Editor in Chief of Popular Science magazine. His expertise in […]

By: Ankit Hirpara This post is a part of a series of articles written by a member of ourYTHYouth Advisory Board. If we look back in time, we can quickly realize that humans have been able to create amazing advancements in science, medicine, technology, and healthcare. For […]

Written by: Cassidy Webb Asking for help while suffering from addiction can be terrifying. There is the fear of judgment, fear of change, and fear of admitting that you simply cannot do something on your own. Addiction is on the rise and is affecting people of all […]

Written by: Taylor Ryan,CEO at Klint Marketing Technology continues to bring about major changes in all aspects of life. Digital is no longer merely a concept, as it has become completely ingrained into our culture. This, in part, has been brought on by the younger generations, who […]

By: Janaya Greene This post is the first in a series of articles written by a member of our YTH Youth Advisory Board. Mobile applications have provided space for young people to build new relationships and express themselves, through a variety of social media platforms, apps, and […]

This blog was originally posted on Alarms.org. To see the original post, click here: http://www.alarms.org/uber-lyft-womens-saftey-report/. As children, it was drilled into our heads to never get into a car with a stranger. Now, it’s something we do with little hesitation. We rarely think twice when using an […]

This blog was originally posted on SVRI.org. To see the original post, click here: www.svri.org/blog/designing-zonasegura-mobile-solution-combat-teen-dating-violence-honduras #16DaysofActivism 2018 Blog Series Written by Jaclyn Shea, MPH Young people in Honduras experience some of the highest rates of teen dating violence in the world. Almost one-third of the 15-19 year-olds who are […]

Type “women in technology” in the Google search bar and you’ll see words like “we have a long way to go”, “gender pay gap” and “#MeToo.” This is perhaps unsurprising. Earlier this month 20,000 Google employees protested over how Google handles cases of sexual misconduct, gender inequality […]

Over the years, the healthcare field has undergone many changes and a large number of these changes can be attributed to technology.  From doctors and nurses taking handwritten notes to now carrying iPads and tablets from room to room, the cyber age has infiltrated all areas of our lives.  The use of modern day technology in the field of healthcare has brought forth many benefits, with one of the most important being telemedicine.   

Coming on the heels of the devastating Parkland school shooting, as well as, the student movement that has resulted from the impact of gun violence around the United States, our Youth Advisory Board has created the solidarity statement, to both provoke change and inspire others to get involved.

Given the climate we’re in, not only are frank conversations about sex important, but sex education is more crucial than ever. In fact, it’s so crucial that we’re broadening #LetsTalkMonth beyond a platform to raise awareness, to a rallying cry in support of medically-accurate, comprehensive, and inclusive sexual education in schools.

Teenagers and children diagnosed with mesothelioma are rare, but they need the best treatment and care.

Social media may not be the traditional route for HIV prevention and advocacy, but it’s become one of the most important ones.Reaching young people on online platforms allows organizations to expand their reach and capabilities in working with these populations.To highlight key insights from our HIV prevention and social media work, YTH's Strategic Partnership and Innovations lead Laiah Idelson offers tips for young engagement, insights from the presentation, as well as perspective on what future HIV prevention initiatives YTH has in store.

In an effort to spread the word about they2ze, YTH’s Director of Programs, Cara Silva, hit the road for a northern California (NorCal) road trip, where she experienced the beauty, the smoke (uh wildfires!), and the diverse communities that offer transgender-inclusive services in many of the rural and less-reached areas of this (very) populous state.

San Francisco’s Trans March took place on June 22, 2018 in Dolores Park. YTH was there basking in the glow and handing out palm cards to promote our they2ze app. We spoke with many people about HIV prevention, health resources, the fun of including everyone, and those […]

For educators and schools that cannot use actual condoms for skill practice in the classroom, the ConDEMO is an innovative option to demonstrate and allow students to practice all the steps of proper condom use.

This past weekend (March 31st) was International Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV on March In order to continue to celebrate trans people’s everyday acts of courage, we’ve put together a list of 10 trans youth that are changing the world through media and technology. Learn their stories and see the incredible resilience of transgender youth for yourself in their stories below!

Still need a reason to attend the 10th Anniversary of the first Youth + Tech + Health Conference? How about breakout sessions like: ENGAGING YOUTH IN RESEARCH: Youth today are some of the most active avid users of technology, yet digital outreach and digital privacy still […]

As an over-packer in recovery, I have brought many unnecessary items with me on trips around the world. But as a seasoned human-centered design professional I knew that my suitcase to Rwanda needed to have not just sharpies and post-its to document quotes and takeaways during the […]

Last week the YTH Team had the opportunity to present our they2ze mobile app at the Southern California Sexual Health Summit in Downtown Los Angeles. Along the way, Programs Director Cara Silva and I seized the opportunity to visit and connect with some truly amazing folks. The […]

New year, new partnerships! We’re excited to announce that we’re joining forces with The Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC) to create a new digital campaign that will educate and empower young people, in an effort to fight the impact of HPV-related diseases and cervical […]

To keep YTH up-to-speed and support us in developing new knowledge and relationships with technology, and to bridge the gap between nonprofits and the tech community, we are proud to announce the start of our inaugural Technology Advisory Board (TAB).

If you are an advocate for youth health and wellbeing, you need to know about multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) – innovative tools on the horizon to address a gap in the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls.

YTH provides a final update on their 2016-2017 ACIOP resource app, they2ze, and shares highlights and challenges associated with connecting transgender-spectrum youth, young adults, and providers with access to HIV and health-related referrals. You can see the original post on the ACIOP blog. they2ze is a mobile application […]

Health technologies allow young people who might not otherwise have access to the resources, tools, and information they need to keep themselves safe and advocate for their own health. Learn the latest research and insights to learn why.

Get 5 tips from the insiders at YTH on how you can submit a stellar abstract to our YTH Live 2018 conference.

they2ze Project Lead Chris Bannister sits down with Aaron Steinfeld of the Family Violence Law Center about the challenges that trans* youth face in finding inclusive providers, as well as the barriers to access that providers face in this space, too.

An interview with YTH's Lead Visual Designer about her vast experience working in design and production, her company TinkerCo, and her expertise in human-centered design.

An interview with YTH's newest staff member, Creative Digital Strategist Jimmy Rodgers, where we learn more about his background in communications, passion for environmentalism, and his forthcoming work at YTH.

This guest post from Pamela M. Anderson, PhD, a Senior Research Associate at ETR, explores the academic, social, and psychological reasons that youth don't often report instances of cyberbullying.

Our Executive Director Bhupendra Sheoran shares his experience of seeing youth HIV myths and invites those with innovative ideas to share them with the organization.

An interview with theyze Community Advisory Board member Tapakorn Prasertsith on their favorite feature of the app, how they feel an app like this would have helped them in his own personal journey, and their advice to someone who doesn't have access to inclusive resources.

An interview with YTH Youth Advisory Board member Martevia Bledsoe on her perspective of youth health in the technology age, as related to our TECHsex report.

A primer on what gender pronouns are, how you should use them, and why using the correct pronouns is important.

An interview with YTH summer intern Aileen So, discussing her role at the organization, experience in public health, and professional goals in her work.

An interview with YTH summer intern Joseph Negrido on his work, professional development, and passion for human health.

This is an interview with our Community Advisory Board member for they2ze, Aaron Steinfeld on our new app.

An interview with the newest member of the YTH team, Program Coordinator Chris Bannister on his background in sexuality studies, his work at YTH, and his first experience at YTH Live.

An interview with YTH's longtime employee and lead engineer Caryn Graves on her work in youth, tech, and health.

A recap of everything that happened at YTH Live 2017.

We spoke with Marilyn Young, Education and Youth Director, and Ashley McKay, Executive Director of Tunica Teens in Action. Read on to hear about their perspective on our study:

The app functions similarly to other crowd-sourcing review and networking sites, although the foundation for they2ze is much more than just leaving a good review.

To give you a sneak peek, we’ve compiled a list of the top 5 things we’re excited about as we move towards YTH Live 2017.

We spoke with Kristie Bardell, Program Manager of the Family Health Portfolio at LPHI, about her organization's involvement with our study, the implications of the research, and how providers can apply this information to their work with young people.

A letter from YTH’s Executive Director, Bhupendra Sheoran, on the current state of funding for youth health and communicating with funders at YTH Live 2017 to build a strategic response.

As a middle school STEM teacher, the past couple of months have given me great opportunities to push myself further and be of better service to my young people.

YTH Live Global is the premier global Youth, Tech, and Health conference. YTH Live Global will be dynamic virtual conference held October 4-5, 2022.

Check out highlights from previous YTH Live Global conferences in 2021, 2020 & 2019.

We created a framework for Trauma-Informed Youth-Centered Health Design (TIYCHD), integrating principles from Human-Centered Design, Positive Youth Development, and Trauma-Informed Approaches.

INSPIRE+ is funded by Elevate Youth California -- a new program out of the State of California’s Department of Health Care Services.

In The Know (ITK) combines existing, in-person, group-based, comprehensive sexual health education with wraparound digital technologies

PrEPTECH is an integrated tech approach to increasing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among young gay and bi men and transgender women.

With support from the World Bank and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), ZonaSegura is a trauma-informed youth-centered innovative mobile solution to address teen dating violence in Honduras.

LIYT NEXT (Leadership Innovation Youth and Technology) is the second iteration of this funding opportunity designed with youth/young adults and made exclusively for them.

Amaze is aimed at VYAs to develop healthy attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors they need to navigate the critical transition between childhood and older adolescence.

they2ze is a digital approach to connect transgender-spectrum youth to truly inclusive health services and peer support. they2ze is a digital approach to

Through an intensive human-centered design process, the YTH team developed a prototype of a game called Clinic Dash to provide youth with knowledge and skills to navigate a reproductive health clinic and build their self-efficacy to increase Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) access.

Along with our partners College of William and Mary, and GENET Malawi, YTH was one of the winners of the 2019 Gates Foundation Call to Action Grand Challenge.

CyberRwanda aims to use digital education tools to improve access to employment skills, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services for urban adolescents and support providers to give youth-friendly care.

Plan your next steps with NEXT: digital access to preventive services, health and personal rights information for youth recently exiting foster and/or juvenile justice systems.

YTH partnered with Peer Health Exchange (PHE) to better understand the needs of youth and young adults and how they interact with online resources and school-based health curriculum.

An innovative approach to ending early marriage and enabling Malawian girls to finish school.

TECHsex is a collection of data, statistics, stories, and perspectives on the experiences of youth, and how they interact with social media and technology, specifically related to their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

YTH conducted a national study to explore existing trends in cyberbullying among youth to provide information to policy makers, advocates, providers and funders to make evidence based decisions.

YTH has pioneered the use of text message reminder systems for medication adherence since 2004. Currently, our programs are operating in Colorado, Nebraska, and Oregon.

YTH has demonstrated success in implementing a unique community consultative process to develop national level mHealth strategies for adolescent health.

With support from CDC, YTH partners with AP&I Wellness Center to provide national capacity building assistance to community based organizations that implement programs for HIV prevention among high risk communities.

StreetConnect assists homeless youth to locate, access, and rate vital services and resources.

TransCONNECT is a social marketing program and digital training platform offering HIV care providers capacity and competence in caring for transgender and non-binary patients, with a focus of youth 16-25 years of age.

Drafted a national mHealth strategy to reduce unplanned teenage pregnancies in Guatemala.

Between2Screens is an evidence-based campaign to address the root causes of cyberbullying experienced by today’s youth.

As part of YTH’s capacity building and leadership development, we work closely with the Cal-PEP Futures youth group to develop social media strategy and campaign to reach vulnerable youth and link them to Cal-PEP services

As part of YTH’s capacity building and leadership development, YTH is funded by Ford Foundation to provide high quality support to Ford’s national Sexual and Reproductive Health grantees to develop, implement, and evaluate the impact of their social media campaigns.

YTH has provided backup support for three workshops of young women and girls telling the stories of their lives through video, music, and pictures.

A breakthrough mobile program that connects immigrant women to critical healthcare and domestic violence services.

A Tumblr page for California high schoolers of color that combines pop culture and a positive, inspirational vibe.

“Thanks to the creativity and vision of these developers, young people now have a new line of defense against violence in their lives.” Vice President Joe Biden

Just/Us uses social media to reach ethnic minority young adults to with discussions and information aimed at HIV prevention and intervention.

First of its kind in the nation, the award-winning SexINFO is a sexual health text messaging program for youth in San Francisco.

We've raised the visibility of youth health tech innovation locally,nationally, and globally through coverage in over 50 media channels, including CNN, MSNBC, The Guardian, Yahoo! News, The Huffington Post, The Journal ofAdolescent Health, NBC, LatinoMSN and more.

For HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Young Men of Color Who Have Sex With Men

The YTH Initiative led the design research for CyberRwanda, an innovative program addressing youth unemployment and unplanned pregnancy among Rwandan adolescents.

Learn more about how youth around the world are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Download the report and learn how to better address the privacy concerns of teens.

Research on how youth use social media, mobile phones, search, and websites to learn about sex.

Looking for HIV testing, birth control, or an expert health provider? Use this health clinic locator to find the nearest free or low-cost health services.

Information, facts, and resources to help young people stay safe, both on and offline.

Resources by YTH about sexual health, adolescent health, and technology.

Where to get data on teen behaviors regarding alcohol, drug, and tobacco use as well as prevention tips.

Information on scientifically-tested foundations for developing new programs and research for youth health.

Resources such as videos, fact sheets, and clinic locators for those working on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and public perception.

Information on optimal health services, health disparities, and social support and advocacy for LGBTQ youth.

Information on current mental health clinical trials, tools for educators, and free access to publications on adolescent mental health.

Learn how to effectively adopt and integrate new media and mHealth into youth health programs.

These resources can help youth learn positive physical health they can carry into adulthood.

Learn more about the current policies, debates, and issues in adolescent reproductive rights and sexual health advocacy.

Where to go for a wealth of tools and data on STD and STI prevention for adolescents.

Get data and scholarly articles on current trends, updates on policy and law, and tools for educating youth about reproductive health.

Who's talking about latest news, research findings, and developments within the fields of youth health and technology.