Project Description:
Total Funding: $ 1,500,000
Current Funding: $50,000
The iTP3 (Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program) is a cooperative agreement between TAMU and the Office of Adolescent Health (Department of Health and Human Services). Funding for iTP3 between June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2019 is $1,500,000. TAMU is funded to support and enable innovation in teen pregnancy prevention and adolescent health. Between June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2019, iTP3 funded 15 innovators in different stages of development, focused on various target populations, and with various implementation settings. One organization, Multnomah County Health Department, was provided funds ($50,000) to develop support resources in sexual health equity and education for individuals with developmental disabilities. Their program, SHEIDD aims to support the rights, goals and needs of young people by cultivating contexts across the ecosocial system in which youth experiencing I/DD can develop skills to make informed decisions, stay safe, pursue mutually fulfilling relationships and prevent unintended pregnancy and is in the advanced stages of program development.
Their project was funded to focus on the following:
bringing together resources for parents and support staff who work with children who have IDD
develop/adapt a curriculum for those with IDD
using a community advisory group, made up of individuals with IDD, parents, and support staff, to guide and iterate process
change social climate in Multnomah County on reproductive health education
incorporate a social justice approach so those with IDD can advocate for his or her own sexual health
advocate for policy development
In addition to funds to support program development, TAMU has provided capacity building and technical assistance in the following areas:
Human centered design
Systems approaches
policy brief writing
policy evaluation
curricula evaluation
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Disadvantaged Circumstances, Specific Groups
