The Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division (MCAH) supports the development, implementation and evaluation of the Adolescent Sexual Health Education (ASH Ed) Program. ASH Ed provides evidence-based and evidence-informed, comprehensive sexual health education to young people throughout California.
ASH Ed data briefs provide summary information about program participants and findings of program evaluations.
Adolescent Sexual Health Education Programs: CA PREP and I&E (PDF)
Access to Clinical Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Adolescent Dating Violence Among Program Participants
Focus on the Information & Education (I&E) Program
Entry and Exit surveys are offered to all ASH Ed participants whose parents or guardians consent to their participation. The dashboards present information on participantsā characteristics, experiences, knowledge, and awareness and use of sexual and reproductive health services.
āCalifornia Personal Responsibility Education Program Survey Results (PDF) - July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
California Personal Responsibility Education Program Survey Results (PDF) - January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022
Improving Adolescent Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Through Sexual Health Education (January 2023)
Monitoring unplanned sexual health curricula adaptations: Using results to improve fidelity and support implementation (October 2022)
ASHEdProgram@cdph.ca.gov (ASH Ed Program)
ASHEdDataHelp@cdph.ca.gov (ASH Ed Evaluation and Data Help) ā