iCARE

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The Inclusive Consent and Access to Resources for Everyone (iCARE) Study is trying to understand the role that minor consent laws play in HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing, treatment, and prevention services use among US adolescents, how much teens know about accessing HIV/STI services, and how their knowledge impacts their use of HIV/STI services.

PI: Kimberly Nelson

Study staff: Sam Haiken

Study contact: Sam Haiken, shaiken@bu.edu

This work is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH119892, PI: Nelson).

Study news and updates

The Sexual Health of U.S. Youth is Under Attack - an op-ed by Klara Sattler, Ezra Levinson, Divya Reddy, Ja'Karri Pierre, and Madison Cheng

On June 27, 2024, the iCARE Youth Advisory Board published an op-ed in Public Health Post about the importance of youth involvement in sexual health research. Read it here: The Sexual Health of U.S. Youth is Under Attack

On March 14, 2024, Kimberly Nelson presented her poster “Adolescent experiences with school-based sexual health education in the United States: Results from a large, national survey” at the Society of Behavioral Medicine conference in Philadelphia, PA.