Young and Autonomous

Voices of Young Fathers

Join young parent leaders Azar Webb, Sando Zou-Capuzzi, and Isaiah Burrell in Voices of Young Fathers. They share their experiences and challenges navigating young fatherhood and the importance of healthy co-parenting for a child’s well-being. Tune in for this insightful conversation! Resources: 1. Fathers and Families Coalition [https://fathersandfamiliescoalition.org/sign-up.html]: A national fatherhood network for parents, practitioners, and stakeholders, offering annual conferences, training, and an online community. 2. National Fatherhood Initiative [https://www.fatherhood.org/]: A resource for organizations aiming to enhance their fatherhood programs. 3. Young United Parents: Co-Parenting [https://www.youngunitedparents.org/categories/co-parenting]: Listen to other young parents share their co-parenting experiences. 4. NYC Fatherhood Initiative [https://www.nyc.gov/site/dycd/services/family-support/fatherhood-initiative.page]: A resource for fathers in New York City, providing services for individual and family counseling, child support assistance, mediation, conflict resolution training, employment counseling, and father-to-father mentoring.

Our Services, Our Way

Join young parent leaders Azar Webb and Blanca Goetz in a discussion with researcher Asari Offiong on the ways in which service providers can create a supportive, youth-friendly environment that empower young people to access sexual and reproductive health care, especially those who are involved in foster care or the legal systems. They also share tips on how young people can advocate for themselves when receiving sexual and reproductive health services. Join the discussion!  Resources: 1. Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3) [https://ci3.uchicago.edu/]: A research center at the University of Chicago focused on providing high-quality resources for young people to make informed decisions about their bodies. Their work combines design, storytelling, gaming, policy, and research, all co-designed with youth to promote empowerment and systemic change.  2. Youth Law Center [https://www.ylc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Reproductive-Health-Access-for-Young-People-with-Experience-in-Foster-Care-02-2023-1.pdf]: Offers information and resources regarding laws and policies that protect young people’s health privacy rights. They assist youth, families, and service providers in navigating conversations about consent, confidentiality, and information sharing, including specific resources for reproductive health care access for youth in foster care.  3. Guttmacher Institute-Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe [https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/]: A key resource featuring an interactive map to explore state laws and U.S. abortion policies and access after Roe v. Wade, providing valuable insights into reproductive health access across the country. 4. Planned Parenthood: [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/] Book an Appointment for STD testing, birth control, abortion, and more, in-person and online. Learn more about how to find abortion providers and resources to help you get safe, legal abortion. 5. Activate Center: [https://activatecenter.org/] A resource for youth-supporting professionals on sexual and reproductive health.

Can I Trust You or Will You Judge Me?

Join young parent leaders Arvoni Johnson, Sando Zou-Capuzzi, and Emma Johnson in a conversation about creating brave, non-judgemental spaces for young people to discuss sexual and reproductive health. In this episode, guests explore how those who support young people can foster an environment of trust and openness where young people feel comfortable asking questions and sharing concerns related to their sexual and reproductive health.  Resources: 1. Activate [http://activatecenter.org/']: A resource for youth-supporting professionals on sexual and reproductive health.  2. Healthy Teen Network [https://www.healthyteennetwork.org]: A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. They provide resources, training, and support to promote healthy relationships, and sexual health education, for youth. 3. Ohama Teen Generation [https://www.oneworldomaha.org/patient-resources/classes-programs/omaha-teen-generation/] (OTG): A group of teen peer adolescent health educators in Ohama, Nebraska. 4. Teen Talk Foster Youth: [https://fosterreprohealth.org/teentalk-virtual-comprehensive-sexed/] Teen Talk Foster Youth is a free, virtual, community-based sex ed series specifically for youth in California foster care, coordinated by the Reproductive Health Equity Project.

Your Body and You

“Your Body and You” is a conversation featuring young parent leaders Blanca Goetz and Emma Johnson, as well as sex educator Victoria Ogunleye. They discuss why it's important to understand your reproductive system and how online interactive body models can make learning about anatomy easier. They tackle common misconceptions about bodily anatomy and sexual health and discuss the different options young people have when they are expecting. Tune in for insightful conversations that promote sexual and reproductive health.  Resources: 1. Innerbody [https://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html]: An online interactive body anatomy model. 2. Youth Abortion Support Collective [https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/abortion-out-loud/i-want-to-get-involved-in-the-fight-for-abortion-access/23369-2/]: A nationwide network of young people committed to becoming expert resources on abortion care. 3. Planned Parenthood - Abortion Access Tool [https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/abortion-access-tool/US]: Find out in which states abortion is legal and illegal. 4. Black Women Radicals [https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/]: A Black feminist advocacy organization dedicated to uplifting Black women and gender-expansive people’s radical political activism. 5. Power Through Choices - Healthy Teen Network [https://www.healthyteennetwork.org/project/power-through-choices/]: A sex education curriculum designed for young people involved in child welfare or legal systems. 6. New York Birth Control Access Project [https://nybcap.org/]: Resources for reproductive health advocates and supporting young adults in advocating for legislation and policy change.

Young and Autonomous Trailer

Welcome to Young and Autonomous, a limited series podcast by young parents with lived experience in foster care. Through our podcast, we engage in meaningful conversations with peers, sex educators, and researchers about sexual and reproductive health information, rights, services, and resources. Tune in for uncensored conversations that promote sexual and reproductive health awareness and empowerment for young people!