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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

HIV, Other STIs, and Teen Pregnancy: Youth Development Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescents Coordinated with – Community Service

About this resource:

Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: October 2007

Workgroups: Adolescent Health Workgroup, Family Planning Workgroup, HIV Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends youth development focused behavioral interventions coordinated with community service to reduce sexual risk behaviors in participating adolescents. Youth development behavioral interventions emphasize: 

  • Social, emotional, or cognitive competence training that promotes pro-social norms
  • Improved decision making
  • Self-determination
  • Improved communication skills
  • Positive bonding experiences between youth and their peers or non-parental role models

Community service may involve scheduled activities in one or more community settings.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase the proportion of adolescents who have never had sex — FP‑04
Little or no detectable change
Reduce pregnancies in adolescents — FP‑03
Target met or exceeded

Suggested Citation

1.

Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2007). HIV, Other STIs, and Teen Pregnancy: Youth Development Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescents Coordinated with – Community Service. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/hivaids-other-stis-and-teen-pregnancy-youth-development-behavioral-interventions-reduce-2