EmpowHer is Prevention Curriculum for Youth Ages 10-15 Years.

Conditions

• Abstinence, Sex

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

10 Years - 15 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• The intervention curriculum addresses sexual activity, abstinence, and adulthood preparation topics. — BEHAVIORAL
  The intervention is youth-co-led, and targets youth in Detroit, Out-Wayne County or geographically similar areas through a 16-unit curriculum totaling 20 hours. Each participant and their parent/guardian will also receive one individual session with a case planner. Parents will receive 3 hours of parental support group. EmpowHer contains lessons and activities focusing on topics relating to abstinence, and teen pregnancy prevention, focusing on adulthood preparation subjects (APS), such as parent-child communication, adolescent development, healthy life skills, and healthy relationships.

Study Details

Alternatives For Girls (AFG's) EmpowHer curriculum is a program for youth who are 10-15 years of age. The curriculum is youth-co-led, and innovative (using online platforms and digitized presentation of material. EmpowHer addresses four adulthood preparation subjects (APS), such as parent-child communication, healthy relationships, adolescent development, and healthy life skills, and can be implemented as an after-school, in/out-of-school-time program.

Key Dates

Start date

Feb 22, 2022

Status verified

Aug 2025

Primary completion

Jan 30, 2026

Completion

Sep 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

552 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: EmpowHer
  The intervention curriculum is designed to address abstinence, and adulthood preparation topics.

Primary Outcome Measure

Recent sexual activity [ Time Frame: At 9-month follow up. ]

Central Contacts

• Celia Thomas, DHA
  313-361-4000
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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