32. Training Foster and Kinship Caregivers as a Strategy to Reduce STI and Pregnancy Risks in Foster Youth: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Due to high rates of exposure to early adversity, youth in foster care of both genders are at high risk of early, unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Interventions that improve the quality of a youth ’s broader social context, including ones focusing on caregivers, can be an effective strategy for improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations. We sought to evaluate impacts of Heart to Heart, a 6 hour intervention designed to provide foster and kinship caregivers (FKC) with basic sexual health information and improve communication, monitoring, and emotion regulation skills as a strategy to improve sexual health outcomes for foster youth in a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Kym Ahrens, Wadiya Udell, Sarah Lowry, Katie Albertson Source Type: research
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