by Tosha | Oct 6, 2019 | Press Release
Health advocates working to decrease the teen birth rate in Oklahoma County have a new goal — lower the rate by an additional 25% by 2025. In 2015, advocates planned to reduce the rate by one-third by 2020. Those targeted efforts proved extremely successful, lowering...
by Tosha | Oct 4, 2019 | Press Release
An Oklahoma County mission announced a major reduction in teen pregnancy rates Wednesday. Thrive is a sexual health collective for youth, founded as a mission in 2015 with the mission of teaching teens about their bodies and pregnancy prevention. “Oklahoma has the...
by Tosha | Feb 27, 2019 | Press Release
Oklahoma does not have required sex education in schools, and across the state what is offered in most schools is far from expert considered comprehensive. But a trio of bills making their way through the state legislature may help bring Oklahoma’s sex ed in...
by Tosha | Feb 1, 2019 | News
February is recognized as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month! About 1-in-10 teens who have been on a date have also been physically, sexually, emotionally or verbally abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the last year. Many organizations use this month to raise... by Tosha | Nov 1, 2018 | Team Updates
Thrive has been awarded its first ever federal grant! Thrive is a 2018 recipient of a two-year “Tier 2” grant for teen pregnancy prevention through the US Health and Human Services Department / Office of Adolescent Health. This grant will enable Thrive and three of...
