Transcript Balboa Teen Center`s Youth Health Rights slideshow

Youth Health Rights
Presented by
the Balboa Youth Advisory Board
What is Minor Consent?
Minor consent is a
minor’s (ages 12-17) right by California
law to confidentiality and clinical services
such as…
Youth consents (Ages 12-17)
• Birth control (e.g., condoms, pills, “the shot”)
• Plan B (Morning After Pill)
• STI/HIV Testing
• Pregnancy testing
• Health Education services
• Mental Health/Substance Abuse Counseling*
• Other sensitive services
Birth Control
Non-hormonal:
• Condoms
• Spermicide
• Diaphragm
• Abstinence
Emergency Contraception (Plan B)
Use within 1-5 days after unprotected intercourse
NOT a form a birth control
Hormonal:
• NuvaRing
• The Pill
• The Patch
• Depo Provera Shot
• IUD
STI Testing:
Diagnosis and Treatment
• STI = Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Chlamydia and Gonorrhea are most commonly
tested
• Testing is painless
Pregnancy Testing
 At least 11 days after unprotected sex
 Testing is through urine sample
 Testing is painless
Mental Health/Substance Abuse
Counseling
• Free counseling
• Talk about anything that is bothering you
• Does not mean you are crazy
Confidentiality
Anything you say about sex, drugs,
and feelings is CONFIDENTIAL
unless you give the health care
provider permission to share it.
When Confidentiality is Broken
If you tell him/her:
• You are being abused (physically
and/or sexually)
• You are going to hurt yourself or
someone else
• You are under 14 and having sex
with someone 14 years or older
• You are under 16 and having sex
with someone 21 years or older
Then he/she must report to Child Protective
Services
Parental Consents
• General medical visits
• Immunizations
• Medications
• Mental Health/Substance
Abuse Counseling*
*All youth have the right to an assessment for counseling services without parental
permission; after the assessment, it is determined if parental consent is needed
True or False?
• Without parental consent, you can get drug and
alcohol counseling
• A clinic can give you birth control without parental
consent
• A clinic will not tell your parent if you have an STD
• A clinic can provide a pregnancy test to girls 12
and older without parental consent
Without parental consent, you can get drug an alcohol counseling
TRUE- Your parents never have to know that you
received care
A clinic can give you birth control without parental consent
TRUE- You can get condoms and other forms of
birth control on your own
A clinic will not tell your parent if you have an STD
TRUE- Nobody can tell your parent you have an STD
unless you give them permission
A clinic can provide a pregnancy test to girls 12 and older without
parental consent
TRUE- Pregnancy testing is among your confidential
minor consent rights
How Much Does it Cost?
...
Everything is Free!!!
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Balboa Teen Health Center Staff
Balboa PSTA
Student Advisory Council
SF Youth Commission
SF Health Commission
Eric Mar, Board of Education
Kim-Shree Maufas, Board of Education
Eduardo Aguilar, California Center
Chinatown Youth Center
Kellogg Foundation
Michael Smith and Hector Lara, California School Health Centers
Association
Alison Wu, Katie Kaplow, Belinda La, and Amanda Piercy,
Lifetime YAB Members
Monica Guerra, Student Volunteer
Adolescent Health Working Group
Youth Funding Youth Ideas
Sarah Brant, Art Concordia, and Rocio Ramirez, BHS Teachers
Kevin Gogin, School Health Programs Department, SFUSD