What’s in this report?
Who we are:
The STD Community Intervention Program (SCIP) is a State and County program working to help improve the health of youth and young adults by providing:
*referrals *resources *skill-building *improved program plans
Highlights from our assessment of 95 youth projects:
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9 projects have comprehensive youth programs that educate on topics of self-esteem, decision-making, job preparation, sports and recreation, gang violence and alcohol & drugs. These broad projects are valuable resources for youth!
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26 projects educate youth on alcohol and drugs as well as STDs, 21 projects discuss alcohol and drugs but do not cover STDs or HIV, and 19 projects discuss STDs / HIV but do not cover alcohol and drugs.
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28 projects make use of mentoring and 36 projects utilize risk reduction education as ways to educate and work with their youth population.
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