We are happy to announce another new brief, Adolescent-Friendly Contraceptive Services (AFCS): Mainstreaming Adolescent-Friendly Elements Into Existing Contraceptive Services. [https://www.fphighimpactpractices.org/afcs] This brief focuses on the elements of AFCS that are typically implemented within a service delivery setting. It describes how mainstreaming AFCS can address key challenges for contraceptive programs, discusses the existing evidence of adolescent-friendly elements, outlines key issues for planning and implementation, and identifies knowledge gaps.

The accompanying Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People: A Strategic Planning Guide [https://www.fphighimpactpractices.org/sites/fphips/files/asrh_strategic_planning_tool.pdf] is intended to lead program managers, planners, and decision makers through a strategic process to identify the most effective and efficient investments for improving the sexual and reproductive health of young people.

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Anne Ballard, MPH Program Officer

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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HIFA profile: Anne Ballard is a Program Officer at the John Hopkins Center for Communication Programs  in the United States. Email address: anne.ballard AT jhu.edu