Program areas at GCAPP
TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION GCAPP's current Repeat Teen Pregnancy Strategy expands and improves direct services through customized prevention trainings for community organizations and professionals serving teens. Customized Prevention Trainings include but are not limited to:- Sexual Health Overview- Trauma-Informed Sex Ed- Engaging Parents In Sex Ed- Engaging Males In Teen Pregnancy Prevention- Youth Mental Health First Aid- Fostering Our Children with Understanding and Support (FOCUS): For Foster Parents- Sexual Violence 101- Proven, evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention curricula such as: Making A Difference, Making Proud Choices, and Be Proud Be Responsible Be ProtectedIn partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, GCAPP and Community Health Solutions are leading the way in a teen pregnancy prevention project for some of the most vulnerable young people in Central Georgia. Working with youth, youth-serving professionals, parents, community partners and leaders, and other youth advocates, GCAPP:- Enrolled 3,300 youth since inception of the program and on track to surpass serving 3,600 teens- Established 28 Youth Action Teams- Held free Workshops for Parents & Caregivers: How to be an 'Askable Adult'- Hosted the Macon-Bibb Adolescent Health Fair in Spring 2022- Held Youth Empowerment Summit for 300+ youth in December 2022
YOUTH EMPOWERMENTGCAPP recognizes that many youth in Georgia face significant challenges, including depression, anxiety, obesity, substance abuse, and fragile family environments, which can hinder their ability to reach their full potential. To address these issues, GCAPP provides adolescents with the tools and resources they need to make healthy choices, including information, knowledge, critical awareness, motivation, and meaningful opportunities. By empowering youth to make positive decisions, GCAPP is working to improve the health and well-being of adolescents in Georgia and create healthier communities.- Youth Empowerment Summit- Youth Advisory Council- Youth Advocacy - TMI-Georgia
COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDWe partner with hundreds of schools and community organizations to provide medically accurate, age appropriate sex ed to tens of thousands of adolescents each year. Delivered comprehensive sex ed to 54,200+ students; expanded quality sex ed to 20 school districts. Trained 365 teachers and youth serving professionals in comprehensive sex ed.In partnership with the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, GCAPP's Personal Responsibility Education Program educates young people on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. The program serves at risk youth ages 10-19 who are in foster care, live in rural areas or in geographic areas with high teen birth rates or come from racial or ethnic minority groups. The program also supports pregnant and parenting youth under 21 years old. In 2022, GCAPP: - Served 570 Parents- 52 Youths- Trained 168 youth-serving professionals
Parent EngagementWe continued our important efforts to provide parents and other caregivers important information and tools to improve parent-child communication. In 2022, GCAPP reached 115,001 parents across Georgia via in-person trainings, digital engagements, and education & awareness campaigns. This represents a near tripling of the number of parents reached in 2021 which totaled 39,239. The GCAPP Toolkit is used by over 5,000 parents each year.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & NUTRITIONLaunched PowerMoves! 2.0Digital Health Education Resources for Parents, Teachers, and YouthTraining for TeachersWhen Kids Eat Better, They Do Better ToolkitCOMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Staff from GCAPP and partners like Family Connections organized conversations with stakeholders from across the youth-serving ecosysteme.g: educators, afterschool providers, community leaders, faith institutions, law enforcement, and parents.Engaging nearly 250 organizations and community leaders, GCAPP has facilitated community conversations in counties across Georgia since 2018. In 2022, GCAPP convened eight Community Conversations in Thomas, Crisp, Chatham, Jasper, Baker, Worth, Ben Hill, Ware, and Laurens counties.