Teen Scene: Adolescent Services at Greene County Family Planning

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If you would like to make an appointment for any of the services described on this site please give us a call and one of us will be glad to help you.

For appointments or if you have any questions call us at 719-3580

Greene County Family Planning provides, as required by the Title X (Title 10) guidelines, confidential reproductive health care to adolescents.  It has been and will continue to be the policy of Greene County Family Planning to promote and encourage participation and involvement of family members in the counseling and care of adolescents.  You are more than welcome to bring a parent or guardian, other adult, friend or partner with you to your visit. If you would like to talk to your parents about your reproductive health care needs you may find the following resource helpful: “Wish You Could Talk With Your Parents”. 

Many of our adolescent clients have been referred here by their parent or some other family member who has received services at Greene County Family Planning.

If you bring someone with you your confidentiality is still protected. We may not disclose information about you unless we have your consent. We are mandated child abuse reporters so if a minor (a person under the age of 18) tells us they are being abused or neglected by their parent or guardian we must report that to the Child Abuse Hotline.

You may receive all of the services available at Greene County Family Planning whether you have discussed this with your parent/guardian or not. To read a brochure titled “Minors Access to Confidential Reproductive Healthcare” click on the following link:

Minors Access to Confidential Reproductive Healthcard

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As always we follow the January 2001 Program Guidelines for Project Grants for Family Planning Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Population Affairs, Office of Family Planning which are as follows:

8.7   ADOLESCENT SERVICES 

“Adolescent clients require skilled counseling and age-appropriate information.  Appointments should be available to them for counseling and clinical services as soon as possible.

 Adolescents seeking contraceptive services must be informed about all methods of contraception. Abstinence as well as contraceptive and safer sex practice options to reduce risks for STD/HIV and pregnancy must be discussed with all adolescents.  It is important not to assume that adolescents are sexually active simply because they have come for family planning services. As the contraceptive needs of adolescents frequently change, counseling should prepare them to use a variety of methods effectively.     

Adolescents must be assured that the counseling sessions are confidential and, if follow-up is necessary, every attempt will be made to assure the privacy of the individual.  However, counselors should encourage family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and provide counseling to minors on resisting attempts to coerce them into engaging in sexual activities.  Title X (Title 10) projects may not require written consent of parents or guardians for the provision of services to minors.  Nor can the project notify parents or guardians before or after a minor has requested and received Title X (Title 10) family planning services.”

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