We provide sexual health educators with the support they need to deliver comprehensive sexuality education, by offering training and workshops, in-person and virtually, on a variety of sexual health topics.
Regular trainings include:
To request customized training and resources for your school or organization, email us at education@mainefamilyplanning.org.
Training Description
Puberty Happens is a curriculum aligned with Maine’s Learning Results and the National Sex Ed Standards covering the changes of puberty, reproductive anatomy, hygiene, healthy friendships, and consent.
Join colleagues from around the state to learn about the 2024 edition of Puberty Happens and the key components within a puberty education program. Participants will leave the training with new lessons and activities to implement in the classroom or to use one-on-one with young people navigating the many changes of puberty.
Training Objectives
During the training, participants will:
Who Should Attend?
This training is for educators, school nurses, counselors, and anyone who is providing puberty education to elementary students in grades 4-6.
Capital Area Technical Center, 7 Pierce Dr, Augusta, ME 0433
Training Description
Join fellow health educators at this 2-day, in-person training to learn more about Maine Family Planning’s Best Practices in STI/HIV and Pregnancy Prevention curriculum and strategies for delivering the sexual health lessons with youth. Gain knowledge, comfort, and skills to teach this 10-lesson curriculum that is aligned with the Maine Learning Results for Health Education and the National Sex Education Standards. The contents and format of the curriculum addresses the sexual health needs of youth ages 13-18.
Training Objectives
During this training, participants will:
Who should attend?
Maine school and community educators, school nurses and counselors committed to providing sexual health education to youth ages 13-18.
We will continue to offer the same full spectrum of compassionate, nonjudgmental, expert care.
Abortion care remains legal in Maine. You can access medication abortion at all 18 of our health centers, and via telehealth. You can access an in-clinic abortion procedure at our Augusta health center up to 14 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period.
Gender affirming care is still legal in the State of Maine. We will continue providing this care at our Lewiston, Norway, Belfast, Fort Kent, Presque Isle, Thomaston, and Bangor health centers. Mainers aged 16 & up can access gender affirming care, including hormone replacement therapy with or without a parent’s permission. If you have questions about financial barriers, ask about our Open Door program.
We will do everything we can to ensure that all Mainers can continue to access vital, lifesaving healthcare, no matter where they live or how much money they make.
