Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 4 Strategies Government Ensure access to counseling and support Reduce risky sexual behavior Community Safety Family and Social Support Income Quality of Care Sexual Activity Clear all Bookmark this strategy Comprehensive risk reduction sexual education Provide information about contraception and protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in classroom or community settings Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Crisis lines Provide free and confidential counseling and service referrals via telephone-based conversation, web-based chat, or text message to individuals in crisis, particularly those with severe mental health concerns Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support Bookmark this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Social service integration Coordinate access to services across delivery systems and disciplinary boundaries (e.g., housing, disability, physical health, mental health, child welfare, workforce services, etc.) Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Comprehensive risk reduction sexual education Provide information about contraception and protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in classroom or community settings Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Crisis lines Provide free and confidential counseling and service referrals via telephone-based conversation, web-based chat, or text message to individuals in crisis, particularly those with severe mental health concerns Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Social service integration Coordinate access to services across delivery systems and disciplinary boundaries (e.g., housing, disability, physical health, mental health, child welfare, workforce services, etc.) Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support