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Nevada TANF State Plan P a g e | 3 7 Effective December 31, 2020

Community Health Sciences houses 4 centers: Nevada Public Health Training Center; Center of the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies; Nevada Center for Surveys Evaluation and Statistics; and the Nevada State Public Health Laboratory. Program staff will work with faculty and staff in those centers to develop data collection and tracking methodologies to evaluate the effectiveness of programming to prevent teen pregnancy. That data will be included in TANF reporting of reduction in teen pregnancy rates among women ages 15 to 17. Additional emphasis will include substance abuse prevention. Results of the data analysis will be utilized to expand evidence-based programming so that teen pregnancy rates across the state decrease. The DWSS, through the Nevada Public Health Foundation (NPHF) has developed 3 workshops: Statutory Rape Prevention for Mandatory Reporters, Assisting and Managing the Statutory Rape Victim/Witness, and Statutory Rape for Teens: A curriculum for adolescents and the general public which is inclusive of all spectrums of sexuality and gender, to provide legally accurate information on laws pertaining to consensual sex in Nevada. This presentation includes an engaging conversation of sexual consent and a video titled “Consent Tea (Clean).” This curriculum also includes information on teen pregnancy and the long-term impacts of statutory rape on the victim. Information on domestic violence and sexual assault resources have been added to this presentation. This presentation has been designed with input from law enforcement, victim advocates, and juvenile probation officers. Rape Prevention for Mandatory Reporters: A curriculum for mandatory reporters that provides legally accurate information on laws pertaining to consensual sex in Nevada and best practice in reporting. Information on domestic violence and sexual assault resources have been added to this presentation. This presentation has been designed with input from law enforcement, victim advocates, the Division of Child and Family Services and juvenile probation officers. Assisting and Managing the Statutory Rape Victim/Witness: A curriculum that provides technical education and assistance to professionals responsible for providing guidance and counseling to victims of consensual sex violations; including police, investigators, prosecutors, judges, social workers, counselors, school professionals, professionals that assist victims, other service providers and the general public, including parents and young people. This education encourages a holistic approach that focuses on adolescents of all spectrums of sexuality and gender by building strong support in the community through education and understanding. An online resource center has been created that includes legally accurate information about laws pertaining to consensual sex in Nevada, commonly asked questions by mandatory reporters, resources for victims of sexual assault, digital downloads of printed materials, and services provided by the Statutory Rape Prevention Project. Printed materials and resources have been developed including a brochure for teens, a brochure for mandatory reporters, a “WAIT! Is That Sex Legal?” poster, bookmark, and pencil with the online resource center’s webpage. Presentations for civic and professional organizations have also been developed. The presentations are designed to increase the number of arrests and successful prosecutions for statutory rape violations, reduce teen pregnancy, to better assist