ERIC Number: EJ1394632
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-1811
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'It's Whether or Not You Got People': School-Based Social Support to Address Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities
Lovell, Camille Collins; Valdez, Elizabeth Salerno; Chan, Jazmine; Beatriz, Elizabeth; Gubrium, Aline
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v23 n5 p601-616 2023
Efforts to address adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) inequities often aim to improve school-based sexuality education and reduce individual risk behaviours. Structural determinants are more rarely the focus of interventions. The youth service providers who formed the community advisory board for this community-based participatory research project identified school-based opportunities to improve ASRH by mitigating the impact of social determinants and structural violence on adolescent health. Semi-structured interviews with board members revealed four areas of potential social support intervention that could mitigate these structural determinants, including mentorship, especially for young people who lack supportive relationships at home; small adult-facilitated groups and clubs at school; staffing and training to meet the needs of historically marginalised students; and school-based counselling. These findings indicate the need for school-based programmes that transcend conventional and short-term didactic forms of sexuality education, to foster social support and address interconnected structural factors affecting ASRH.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sexuality, Sex Education, Health Promotion, Risk Management, Social Influences, Intervention, Mentors, At Risk Students, Clubs, Staff Development, Student Needs, School Counseling, Youth Programs, Minority Groups, Social Support Groups, Well Being, Equal Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Family and Youth Services Bureau
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1901MASRAE
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