New publications from FHI/YouthNet
- David Hock
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Greetings,

Family Health International/YouthNet is pleased to announce:

Adolescents: Orphaned and Vulnerable in a Time of AIDS

Youth Issues Paper 6, with a companion brief, YouthLens No. 18. These
publications address the needs of adolescent orphans, including
secondary education, livelihood training, and reproductive health and
HIV education and services. Even though the majority of orphans are
adolescents, their needs are often neglected by programs working with
orphans and vulnerable children. The 30-page issues paper includes
analysis, program summaries, four case studies, and recommendations for
action. It is available at
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthIssuesPapers.htm.

New YouthLens Issues, the four-page research brief series that
synthesizes information on critical topics related to youth reproductive
health and HIV prevention, are available at
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthLens+English.htm.

YouthLens 15. Early Marriage and Adolescent Girls. Girls at risk of
child marriage and those already married experience greater
disadvantages compared to unmarried girls or married young women. Even
so, most programs addressing adolescent reproductive health and HIV
prevention have focused primarily on unmarried youth.

YouthLens 16. Boys and Changing Gender Roles. A growing number of
projects recognize the importance of working with boys and young men to
change gender norms and at the same time affect behaviors related to
reproductive health and HIV/AIDS.

YouthLens 17. Creating Youth-Friendly Pharmacies. Research indicates
that youth prefer pharmacies for contraceptive services, but more
training and other efforts are needed to expand youth-friendly
pharmacies beyond pilot projects in selected countries.

For printed copies of any of these publications, please send a request
to youthnetpubs@.... YouthNet, coordinated by Family Health
International, is a global program to improve reproductive health and
prevent HIV/AIDS among young people ages 10-24.

For more information,
please visit www.fhi.org/youthnet.