Other tools for health care professionals
YouthCHAT - Build the capacity of healthcare professionals and professionals-in-training through role-playing, simulations, and interventions with adolescents in clinical settings.
Adolescent Sexual Health Report - Analyze the most recent Minnesota adolescent sexual health data and trends, evaluate Minnesota's standing relative to its regional and national peers, and apply these insights to better serve youth.
American Academy of Pediatrics' sexual health resources for providers - The American Academy of Pediatrics offers several resources on providing confidential, preventative, adolescent health care.
Parent Perceptions about Health Care Professionals as Sex Educators - Yes, talk to your young adult patients about sex: 61% of Minnesota parents want HCPs to share sexual health information with their teens.
Videos for health care professionals
Making Sense of Minnesota's Age of Consent Laws
Minnesota's Age of Consent laws outline the legal boundaries for sexual activity based on age, authority, and consent. This video breaks down key aspects of the law, including age differences, positions of authority, and the importance of affirmative consent.
Motivational Interviewing in Adolescent Health: Practical Skills for Collaborative Conversations
Learn how to use Motivational Interviewing (MI) to engage adolescents in open, respectful conversations about their health—especially around sensitive topics like sexual and reproductive health. This video introduces practical MI skills tailored for clinicians, sexual health educators, and youth workers. Build trust, promote autonomy, and support behavior change through collaborative, youth-centered dialogue.
Reproductive Justice in Action: A Guide for Sexual Health Conversations
This video explores how to apply a reproductive justice lens to sexual and reproductive health conversations with adolescents. It offers practical guidance on taking an inclusive, respectful sexual health history and presents 10 key strategies for discussing sex in ways that center youth autonomy, including the essential practice of asking permission before beginning sensitive conversations or offering advice. Rather than focusing on prevention or persuasion, this approach emphasizes trust, equity, and informed, youth-centered care.
SSHADESS and the Power of Time Alone
Learn how to build trust and gather essential psychosocial information using the SSHADESS framework in adolescent care. This video guides clinicians through best practices for conducting confidential interviews with teens, including the importance of spending time alone with the patient. Improve your approach to adolescent visits with practical, developmentally appropriate strategies.
10 Tips for Talking with Teens - YouthCHAT
Learn tips and tools for sharpening your skills for interviewing adolescent and young adults in a clinical setting. This video includes advice directly from young people for strategies clinical providers can use to conduct an interview that is strengths based, supportive, and trauma informed. Anyone interested in learning more about how to connect and engage young people in open, respectful conversations about their health will want to hear this advice.
Check out the 10 Tips for Talking with Teens Handout.
Get more information about YouthCHAT here.
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