Youth-Friendly Materials

Teen boy smiles at camera while getting health exam

Support Youth Engagement

From visual cues to strategies for practice change, here are some tools to help you build and enhance youth-friendly environments.

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MATERIALS TO SUPPORT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT & EMPOWERMENT

Youth empowerment can be impacted through programming, visual cues, and one-on-one conversations with patients. AHI offers resources on all three! 

Download and print materials here or visit our Order Youth-Friendly Posters page to receive up to five posters at no cost:

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AHI Poster

Poster serving as a visual cue to welcome teen patients. 13 x 19 in.
Take charge of your health poster

Poster to guide youth as they take more ownership over their health care. 16 x 12 in.
We care about you poster

Poster to encourage young people to discuss their mental health with their provider. 13 x 19 in.
Earn trust poster in Spanish

 

Poster that provides examples of the kinds of questions young people can ask their provider. 13.5 x 19.5 in.

 
virtual-care

 

Poster to encourage young people to discuss virtual care options with their provider. 13 x 19 in.
Youth Led Health Center assessment tool poster

Assessment tool and facilitator guide used to engage young people in evaluating the youth-friendliness of health centers
referal-guide screenshot

A customizable PDF to populate with community resources.
A preview of the youth-friendly services checklist.

Checklist to create a community resource guide for youth-friendly services.
Preview of Dental Health Infographic with illustrated young people

Infographic used for promoting oral health in adolescent patients. 8.5 x 11 in.
Youth friendly referral system poster

Infographic highlighting effective and youth-friendly referral systems.11 x 8.5 in.
A doctor looking at a worried patient.

Sample health rights for teens poster to display in exam and waiting rooms. 18 x 24 in.
youth advisory council guide image

Manual from the AAP to establish and sustain a Youth Advisory Council. 
Clinical resources guide screenshot

Infographic to support in distinguishing between health services like family planning clinics and school-based health centers, as well as funding sources such as Title X and FQHCs. 8 x 11in.
adolescent_risk-screening_infographic

Infographic highlighting the importance of adolescent risk screening and suggest work flows for implementation. 11 x 8.5 in.
A preview of the Stipend Spending Checkilst.

This Stipend Spending List is curated for sites that have mini-grants or other funds to make youth-centered improvements.
youth_in_health-inclusive_stock_photography_collection-chai.

Set of inclusive youth-centered stock photos where authentic youth voices – inclusive of a wide range of identities – are featured.
risk-screening_directory

An online database of validated, high-quality, adolescent-friendly screening tools that can be utilized across an array of settings.
mental-health-poster

Poster to support young people in accessing quality youth-friendly mental health resources in Washtenaw & Wayne County in Michigan. 11 x 17 in.

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Possibilities for Change

Visit for evidence-based tools, screening resources, and courses.
• Save 20% on Motivational Interviewing Training for Empowering Youth (MITEY) with code: AHI2025
• Save 20% on Teen Speak Microlearning with code: AHI2025

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