Two men during an Merci Mon Héros interviewJohn Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Informing social and behavior change programs using social media monitoring & listening (in English)

PHOTO CREDIT: ©Merci Mon Héros   Please join the Breakthrough ACTION and Breakthrough RESEARCH projects for a discussion on informing social and behavior change (SBC) programs using social media monitoring and listening. During…
A Nepalese mother and her daughter playDave Cooper/USAID

First-time parents and young married couples: A neglected window of opportunity for family planning programs

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Written by: Melanie Yahner, Advisor, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Breakthrough ACTION Youth family planning (FP) efforts have traditionally missed youth who are married and/or parenting. A growing focus on this population has…
Behavior Change Impact: Evidence in Action

New website highlights evidence for social and behavior change impact

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Written by: Olivia Carlson, Program Officer, Breakthrough ACTION Are you looking for peer-reviewed literature that shows what works in social and behavior change (SBC)? Do you need evidence to back up your advocacy work for greater investment…
Nigerian mother holding babyAdrian Brooks/Photoshare

Generating Evidence to Inform Integrated Social and Behavior Change Programming in Nigeria

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This series of briefs, webinars, and slide decks discuss results will help to improve the delivery of integrated SBC programming across health areas and behaviors.

Compass for SBC “Spotlight” on Breakthrough RESEARCH

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This blog post introduces resources on the Compass website dedicated to social and behavior change research and evaluation products
It takes a village: A shared agenda for social and behavior change in family planning

Shared Agendas for Social and Behavior Change in Family Planning

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This page has tools to help galvanize global coordination in social and behavior change programs for family planning and inform SBC investment decisions.
Young womanAshish Bajracharya/Population Council/Photoshare

Prioritizing and Targeting SBC Investments for Youth

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These technical briefs underscore the need to prioritize social and behavior change investments to address the reproductive health needs of adolescents and young women.
Young womanSean Hawkey/Photoshare

Evidence from Mass and Digital Media for Family Planning Among West African Youth

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This literature review presents evidence on the impact of mass media and digital media on young people’s family planning attitudes and behaviors in West Africa.
Three adolescents jumping in the PhilippinesJohn Christian Fjellestad/Flickr

Social Behavior Change and Communication Strategies to Increase Adolescent’s Use of Family Planning in the Philippines

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These two articles and an infographic summarize research on social and behavior change’s impact on family planning among adolescents in the Philippines.