Risk Avoidance
Making a difference,
one teen at a time.
Teens are under pressure. Pressure rom their peers, their relationships, the internet and social media, to engage in risky behaviors, usually before they’re ready, before they’re mature enough to handle the potential consequences.
SRAE is the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program offered at BMS. We empower the youth we serve (aged 10-13) by making them aware of the dangers associated with high-risk activities.
We stress the importance of goal setting, positive decision-making skills, and negotiation when faced with difficult decisions. We encourage adolescents to postpone sexual activity, drinking, and to completely avoid the use of illicit drugs, and focus instead on all the great things they want to achieve in life.
Ongoing Programs
The Making A Difference! curriculum has three major components. The first component focuses on goals and dreams and adolescent sexuality. The second component focuses on knowledge, including information about the etiology, transmission, and prevention of HIV, STDs, and teenage pregnancy. It also covers beliefs and attitudes about abstinence, HIV, STD, and pregnancy. The third component focuses on skills and self-efficacy. It covers negotiation and refusal skills, and provides time for practice, reinforcement, and support.
Sessions:
Getting to Know You and Making Your Dreams Come True Session
Puberty and Adolescent Sexuality Session
Making Abstinence Work for Me Session
The Consequences of Sex: HIV Infection Session
The Consequences of Sex: STD Infection Session
The Consequences of Sex: Pregnancy Session
Responding to Peer and Partner Pressure Session
Role Plays: Refusal and Negotiation Skills
Our vision is to bridge the gap in our communities by way of the Making A Difference curriculum! We want to empower young adolescents to be able to identify the dangers of becoming infected with HIV and other STDs, as well as the risks of early unplanned pregnancy.
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Sliding Fee Scale availability based on family size and income. No patients are denied services due to insurance or immigration status or inability to pay.
BMS is a Federal Tort Claims Act-approved facility.
BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers (BMS) receives Health and Human Services (HHS) funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) status which under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), grants medical malpractice liability protection with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals. Under the Act, the BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers and its covered individuals are considered deemed Federal Public Health Service employees.
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