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The SHEIDD Project: Building Community Capacity to Support the Sexual Health of Youth with I/DD

Center:

OR-Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2019

Contact Information:

Lindsay Sauve
[email protected]
503-494-3281

Product Description:

In 2016 the Multnomah County Health Department Youth Sexual Health Equity Program (MCHD YSHEP) was awarded a federal Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (iTP3) grant. The Sexual Health Equity for Individuals with I/DD (SHEIDD) project promotes comprehensive sexuality education and support for youth ages 14-21 experiencing I/DD. MCHD YSHEP coordinates a county-wide team which takes form as the SHEIDD Community Advisory Group (CAG). SHEIDD uses collaborative strategies to develop resources that support the sexual health education for young people with I/DD

Keyword(s):

sexual health, youth with disabilities, community capacity building, youth with I/DD

Product/Publication Type(s):

Conference presentations and posters presented

Target Audience:

Professionals, Students

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

[email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A