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F.-16. <br />CABARRUS COUNTY <br />1"BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />November 18, 2024 <br />6:30 PM <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: <br />DSS - Linking Family and Teens Program (LiFT) Program <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />Linking Families and Teens is a 6-hour family connection program for youth ages 13 — 19 and <br />their supportive adults. This evidenced based program is intended to improve sexual health <br />outcomes for teens in the United States by enhancing key protective factors. This is a family <br />program not a sexual education program. <br />The specific goals of the program are: <br />-Increase the frequency and quality of communication about sexuality between teens and <br />their supportive adults; <br />-Enhance the relationship between teens and their supportive adults; -Increase teen <br />confidence to prevent unwanted pregnancy; <br />-Increase supportive adults' comfort with their youth receiving sexual health services. <br />-Decrease unplanned pregnancy. <br />Cabarrus Health Alliance approved unspent FY24 funds of $15,000 carryover to FY25. This <br />is a 5-year program that began July 2023. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Recommended Motion: <br />Motion to adopt the budget amendment. <br />Page 277 <br />