We want to celebrate you and all of the great work you are doing! We know you’re out there, every day, providing honest, affirming care and education, and empowering the next generation to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

So tell us about it!

Each year, Healthy Teen Network recognizes individuals and organizations for their achievements in adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

We are now accepting nominations for the #HealthyTeen22 Awards.

And please don’t be shy! You can nominate someone you know, but you can also nominate yourself!

Outstanding Former Young Parent Award

The Outstanding Former Young Parent Award is presented to a former young parent who has risen to the challenges of early parenting and is thriving.

The Outstanding Former Young Parent has achieved extraordinary personal and/or professional success and demonstrates phenomenal leadership.

From day one, when Healthy Teen Network was founded in 1979 as the National Organization for Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting (NOAPP), we have not only affirmed but often been one of but few voices, standing with young families. Being inclusive of and affirming young people who are pregnant or parenting ensures equity for all youth.

The Outstanding Former Young Parent Award not only recognizes young parents, it celebrates them and their accomplishments, for themselves, and for their families.

#StandingStrong Award

The #StandingStrong Award celebrates individuals or organizations who are champions, standing up with and for the rights of all young people.

Our nation’s young people face continued and escalating attacks on their sexual and reproductive health rights, driven by ideology and partisan agendas.

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health is essential to the well-being of our nation, but it takes a legion of us, #StandingStrong, to create a world where every young person can realize their right to live their authentic sexuality.

The #StandingStrong Award recognizes those who fight for young people’s access to inclusive, affirming, and truthful sexual and reproductive healthcare services and education.

Innovation Award

With the Innovation Award, Healthy Teen Network recognizes innovation and achievements in adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

Innovation helps us create solutions to meet the ever-changing lives of young people. A creative and youth-centered approach to problem-solving starts with young people and ends with innovative solutions tailor-made to meet their needs.

There are so many different kinds of innovative solutions—from helping young people get the answers they need, to finding the right care, to feeling good about their sexuality, and so much more.

The Innovation Award celebrates individuals or organizations committed to holistic and innovative approaches to promote equity, reduce health disparities, and be inclusive and affirming of the needs of all young people.