The Center for Healthy Youth Development (CHYD) works to integrate equitable Healthy Youth Development principles into all systems of practice, program, and policy. In partnership with communities statewide, we develop, evaluate, disseminate, and apply evidence-based best practices in Healthy Youth Development to locally-identified challenges.
YouthCHAT Educators are trained as simulated patients employed by the Division to participate in interactive educational sessions with clinical trainees. Educators help interdisciplinary adolescent health professionals hone their clinical interviewing skills through these sessions, and consult both internally and externally on adolescent and young adult health projects.
The Youth and AIDS Projects(YAP) at the University of Minnesota is committed to advancing health equity and empowering young people through accessible, affirming, and community-driven HIV prevention and support services. We work to dismantle barriers to healthcare by providing inclusive sexual health education, no-cost HIV testing, and holistic health assessments that center young people, particularly those from historically marginalized communities.
YAP actively advocates for harm reduction, stigma-free care, and intersectional approaches to public health, recognizing the impact of systemic oppression on access to resources. Through collaboration with local organizations, schools, and policymakers, we strive to create safer, healthier futures for all.
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