Youth and provider perspectives of Wahine Talk: A holistic sexual health and pregnancy prevention program developed with and for homeless youth

Dual experiences of teenage parenting and homelessness among Native Hawaiian youth: A critical interpretative phenomenological analysis

“…Future research examining teenage parenting and homeless among other Native Hawaiian populations, including an exploration of gendered experiences of motherhood and fatherhood, is important. Finally, testing tailored teen pregnancy prevention and teen parenting support programmes for homeless youth such as the Wahine Talk programme (Aparicio et al, ) is also indicated to help youth plan their families and address specialized parenting concerns for homeless youth, particularly, considering their often extensive trauma history. With attuned intervention, the lives of homeless and parenting youth—and, by extension, their children—may be significantly improved, helping provide these young families with a stronger start.…”

“…Much of participants' experiences revolved around struggling for basic safety and survival, though the youth expressed tremendous delight in parenthood and hope for the future; this is typical of teenage parents in other high‐risk samples such as teen mothers in foster care (Aparicio et al, ). Although it may be surprising to some, the youth in this study were committed to staying with their partners and parenting together.…”

“…Finally, testing tailored teen pregnancy prevention and teen parenting support programmes for homeless youth such as the Wahine Talk programme (Aparicio et al, 2018b) is also indicated to help youth plan their families and address specialized parenting concerns for homeless youth, particularly, considering their often extensive trauma history.…”

“Having a Baby Can Wait”: Experiences of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion Program in the Context of Homelessness among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Youth Captured Through PhotoVoice

“…Data were collected following youth participating in a holistic, trauma-informed sexual health program called Wahine Talk (Aparicio et al, 2018(Aparicio et al, , 2019Kachingwe et al, 2019). Youth participated in three structured PhotoVoice groups facilitated by several of the coauthors and other youth drop-in center staff.…”

“…Understanding experiences leading up to and during youth homelessness is critical for improved targeted prevention and intervention, both of homelessness itself and myriad health issues of youth experiencing homelessness (YEH), including poor sexual and reproductive health. This study aims to share the experiences of female YEH who participated in a comprehensive, multilevel, trauma-informed sexual health and adolescent pregnancy prevention program called Wahine ("woman") Talk (Aparicio et al, 2018(Aparicio et al, , 2019Kachingwe et al, 2019) told through PhotoVoice. Before describing study results, it is important to understand several pieces of background information, including key sexual and reproductive health risk factors, characteristics of the Wahine Talk program, and PhotoVoice's participatory action approach.…”