Sexual Health

Summary

Since 2010, Centerstone’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention, has provided quality education services
throughout Middle Tennessee. Teen Pregnancy Prevention has been offered free of charge
through a grant provided by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of
Adolescent Health [OAH]. Centerstone Teen Pregnancy Prevention staff facilitated Making a
Difference!, an evidenced-based curriculum that provide students with medically accurate and
age-appropriate information about pregnancy and STDs/HIV prevention. Beginning in 2015,
Centerstone expanded its services into community-based settings using comprehensive
curricula Be Proud! Be Responsible! and Sexual Health and Adolescent Risk Prevention. This
created programming opportunities for juvenile justice centers, foster care, group homes and
low-income housing. These OAH approved curricula encouraged participants to develop skills in
both personal responsibility and accountability. However, the funding for Teen Pregnancy
Prevention is finite. This has left many counties questioning how they will continue to provide
family life education for their students.