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P.R.E.P. stands for "Personal Responsibility Education Program." The purpose of P.R.E.P. is to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (including HIV/AIDS) rates among foster care and/or adjudicated youth by:

  • Utilizing an evidenced based train-the-trainer curriculum model for staff in the foster care and juvenile justice systems
  • Developing a coalition of key stakeholders across the 11 county region

Staff trained in the P.R.E.P. curriculum work with teens age 14-19 who have an increased vulnerability for risky behaviors.  The program gives these teens the opportunity to discuss and learn about sexual health with a trusted adult. P.R.E.P. uses the a curriculum called "Reducing the Risk".  It encourages both abstinence and the use of contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections.  In addition, three adulthood topics are incorporated to assist youth in the successful transition to adulthood. These include:

  • Healthy Relationships
  • Financial Literacy
  • Career-Building Skills

The program is free of charge and incentives are available to participants and instructors at agencies that meet the curriculum criteria.  Once trained in the curriculum, agency participants are expected to begin providing the P.R.E.P. curriculum to youth at their agency within 90 days.

Summit County Public Health is a local provider responsible for coordinating Region 8 P.R.E.P. services.  Region 8 includes the following counties: Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Marion, Medina, Richland, Sanducky, Seneca, Summit and Wyandot.

Ohio P.R.E.P. is a grant program funded by The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Service Bureau (FYSB) and administered by the Ohio Department of Youth Services in partnership with The Ohio Department of Health and The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

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