A Confidential SMS Texting Service for LGBTQ Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health

Compared to heterosexual youth, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth are at higher risk for depression, tobacco, alcohol and other drug use, suicide, and unhealthy sexual behaviors. The #1 priority set by Vermont\u27s LGBTQ youth was access to queer-inclusive sex education during middle and high school. In collaboration with OutrightVT, an LGBTQ youth service organization based in Burlington, we worked to expand access to a 24 hour text-messaging based reproductive health hotline 724-888-7277 (SASS). The number and frequency of text messages submitted to the hotline pre- and post-intervention were used measure the increase in access/awareness.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/1173/thumbnail.jp