EmpowHer is Prevention Curriculum for Youth Ages 10-15 Years.
Alternatives For Girls
Summary
Alternatives For Girls (AFG's) EmpowHer curriculum is a program for youth who are 10-15 years of age. The curriculum is youth-co-led, and innovative (using online platforms and digitized presentation of material. EmpowHer addresses four adulthood preparation subjects (APS), such as parent-child communication, healthy relationships, adolescent development, and healthy life skills, and can be implemented as an after-school, in/out-of-school-time program.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 10–15 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Youth who are 10 -15 years of age at the start of the study and residing in Detroit, Outer-Wayne County or geographically similar areas at the time of enrollment will be eligible to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Participants who are currently utilizing other services from Alternatives For Girls (AFG), children of AFG staff and youth participating in other sexual health education programs will not be eligible to participate and will be wait-listed until they are no longer receiving other services from AFG (i.e., after-school programs, summer day camps, men…
Interventions
- BehavioralThe intervention curriculum addresses sexual activity, abstinence, and adulthood preparation topics.
The intervention is youth-co-led, and targets youth in Detroit, Out-Wayne County or geographically similar areas through a 16-unit curriculum totaling 20 hours. Each participant and their parent/guardian will also receive one individual session with a case planner. Parents will receive 3 hours of parental support group. EmpowHer contains lessons and activities focusing on topics relating to abstinence, and teen pregnancy prevention, focusing on adulthood preparation subjects (APS), such as parent-child communication, adolescent development, healthy life skills, and healthy relationships.
Location
- Alternatives For GirlsDetroit, Michigan