Adolescent Health Working Group (AHWG) has been working on a Collective Impact & Strategic Planning project over the last few months to determine how future funds in San Francisco should be spent. We had a great initial meeting at SF …
On Thursday, November 21, 2019, the Adolescent Health Working Group hosted its first Collective Impact and Strategic Planning Meeting with a focus on sexual and behavioral health services, and overdose prevention, for homeless adolescents/young adults (AYA) in San Francisco. We …
For the past 22 years, Adolescent Health Working Group (AHWG) has provided leadership and advocated for adolescents’ and young adults’ health issues to policy-makers in San Francisco county, state government, and across the US with the support of government funding. …
Adolescent Health Working Group (AHWG) is excited to launch our newsletter dedicated to adolescent and young adult health. Our newsletter will begin in December. We’ll be sharing news and resources related to the health of young people ages 12 to …
Adolescent Health Working Group (AHWG) has been working on a Collective Impact & Strategic Planning project over the last few months to determine how future funds in San Francisco should be spent. AHWG is pulling together stakeholders who engage with …
Hello San Francisco Community. The Adolescent Health Working Group (AHWG) and its Substance Use Subcommittee are coordinating with stakeholders, organizations, and homeless adolescents/young adults (AYA) to conduct a collective impact project . The goal is to determine what San Francisco’s …
In 2016, the California Healthy Youth Act went into effect requiring California public schools (charter and non-charter) to provide comprehensive sexual health education at least once in middle school and at least once in high school. The American Civil Liberties …
While summers can be enjoyable for many San Francisco youth, they are difficult for young people and families that utilize free or reduced-price meals during the school year. From June 5 to August 16, the San Francisco Unified School District …
On October 25th, 2017 The Adolescent Health Working Group hosted the 14th annual providers gathering, Moving toward Health and Justice: Transforming Masculinity and Showing Up for Young Men. Funded by the San Francisco Department of Public Health: Behavioral Health Services MHSA …
“JUST SAY NO!” That’s often the advice parents give teens about how to deal with peer pressure. It seems simple, but sometimes saying no isn’t so easy. Young people might be worried about being teased, feeling embarrassed, or losing their …