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H.Y.P.E.
(Helping Young People Excel)
Our Program
BEBASHI‘S HYPE (Helping Young People Excel)
program combats STI (sexually transmitted infections), HIV infection,
and teen pregnancies among adolescents.
We provide a continuum of services designed to:
• increase
perception of risk;
• develop knowledge and skills to reduce that risk;
• develop strategies to successfully sustain behavior changes
• ensures that youth receive linkages to appropriate health
care and other social services
Services
• Workshops
• HIV, STI, and Pregnancy Testing and Counseling
• 1:1 Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Risk Reduction
The
Facts
Nationally
• HIV infection and AIDS are now the 6th leading cause of
death among young persons aged 15 to 24 years.
• According to CDC surveillance data, African American adolescents
are also disproportionately affected by HIV. As of December 2001,
4,428 adolescents (aged 13-19 years) were reported with AIDS and
61% of those cases were among African Americans. Moreover, data
from the 36 states that conduct HIV case surveillance indicates
that 67% of the HIV cases among adolescents were Black.
• Among female adolescents approximately two-thirds of AIDS
cases were attributed to heterosexual contact.
Philadelphia
• The gonorrhea rate for 15-19 years old in Philadelphia rose
by nearly 18% between 1995 and 2000, while the Chlamydia rates in
younger youth, ages 12-14, are also increasing.
• A CDC funded Youth Risk Behavior Survey of High School students
conducted in 2001 indicated that 62% of students have been sexually
active.
• The most recent Children’s Report Card by the Philadelphia
Coalition For Kids gave Philadelphia a rating of “5 –
Problematic with a Long Way to Go” in the area of sexually
transmitted infections among Philadelphia’s youth. Recent
screening efforts at the city’s Youth Study Center found a
Chlamydia infection rate of 5.5%.
Supporters
• City of Philadelphia – Minority Youth Demonstration
Project
• Sovereign Bank
To schedule a workshop please call Sharifah Linton, Supervisor of
Prevention Services, at 215-769-3561 x 125 or email at nadira@critpath.org
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