Delivering quality, comprehensive sex education and fostering meaningful partnerships with parents and caregivers supports overall youth health, safety, and development. To aid state leaders in supporting their local education agencies in engaging parents and caregivers around sex education, this product describes barriers that may hinder engagement and shares strategies to help address them.
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Rodriguez, Y., & Offiong, A. (2024). Engaging parents and caregivers around sex education to promote youth sexual health. Child Trends. https://www.childtrends.org/publications/parents-caregivers-sex-education-promote-youth-sexual-health
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