The Title V State SRAE Program aims to provide education to youth that normalizes the optimal health behavior of avoiding non-marital sexual activity. The program is designed to teach youth personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, a focus on the future and the prevention of youth risk behaviors such as drug and alcohol usage without normalizing teen sexual activity.
- The objectives of the SRAE program are to:
- Implement education and strategies that include medically accurate and complete information;
- Select education and lessons that are age-appropriate and culturally appropriate, recognizing the experiences of youth from diverse communities, backgrounds, and experiences; and
- Teach sexual risk avoidance skills
- Indiana funds seven community-based, faith-based and private not-for-profit organizations throughout the state to implement evidence-based education programs. Their work spans multiple counties and targets middle school and/or high school students. The organizations and the curriculum they implement are listed below:
- Girls Inc of Shelbyville: Informed and In Charge, Taking Charge
- McMillen Center for Health Education: Choices Today, Options Tomorrow and Promoting Health Among Teens
- Hoosier Uplands: Making a Difference, Botvin LifeSkills Middle School
- Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs: Making a Difference and Smart Decisions
- LifeSmart Youth: 3Rs, Step Up for Kindness and Human Growth and Development and CARE
- Girls Inc. of Jackson County: Informed and In Charge
- Healthy Communities of Clinton County Coalition: Botvin LifeSkills, 3Rs, Youth RISE!
- All grantees utilize Positive Youth Development strategies to help youth build protective factors that mitigate the impact of past and future negative experiences.
- When funding is available, the state will release a request for applications. Any questions about this program or funding opportunity can be sent to idohmch@health.in.gov.
Disclaimer: This program is supported by Grant Number GXFMGZLP95D9 from the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Family and Youth Services Bureau.