Center for Adolescent Health and the Law

Center for Adolescent Health & the Law

promoting the health of adolescents and young adults and their access to comprehensive health care

How Much Will the ACA Help Adolescents and Young Adults?

February 28, 2014

Invited presentation on the Affordable Care Act and vulnerable groups of adolescents and young adults — including young people involved in foster care and the juvenile and criminal justice systems and homeless youth — at the UNC Minority Health Conference in Chapel Hill, NC.

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The Affordable Care Act is Here (To Stay): What Will It Mean for Adolescents, Young Adults, & Their Access to Sexual & Reproductive Health Services

September 10, 2013

Invited presentation on the implications of the Affordable Care Act for adolescent and young adult access to sexual and reproductive health services at the Minnesota Sexual and Reproductive Health Update.

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Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of the Young & Vulnerable: Health, Law, & Human Rights

June 13, 2013

Symposium presentation on sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of adolescents from a U.S. and global perspective at the 10th World Congress of the International Association of Adolescent Health in Istanbul, Turkey.

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The Affordable Care Act Is Here (To Stay!): Will It Ensure Access to Contraception and Other Reproductive Heatlh Services for Adolescents and Young Adults?

April 6, 2013

Invited presentation on the implications of the Affordable Care Act for adolescent and young adult access to sexual and reproductive health services at the Physicians for Reproductive Health ARSHEP Training.

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Director’s Blog

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State Minor Consent Laws: A Summary, 3rd Edition

The highly acclaimed 3rd edition of State Minor Consent Laws: A Summary is available!

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Resources for the Affordable Care Act

The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and the National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center (NAHIC) have published a series of issue briefs explaining the implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for adolescents and young adults.