Meet the Innovators
Our innovation teams are developing solutions that improve health outcomes for all youth.
11
States
15
Teams
47
Innovators
$2.2M
Invested
Cohort 3 Innovators
Color It REAL
A Dual Approach to Emotional Wellness and Pregnancy Prevention Wholistic Stress Control Institute
Wholistic Stress Control Institute — Georgia
Color It REAL is a six-session, evidence-based sexual risk and HIV education curriculum. Designed to serve youth and young adults ages 10 to 24, the curriculum utilizes music, history and current events to equip participants with practical tools to manage stress, assess personal risk, and make informed choices.
Peer Education Mentorship Society (PEMS)
Gorjus Sex Ed — New York
PEMS is a youth-centered digital mentorship and leadership development program that nurtures emerging educators and activists passionate about sexual wellness. PEMS provides online mentorship, education, and real-world experience in comprehensive, inclusive, and culturally affirming sex education.
The Radiant G Curriculum
Girls Empowerment Network — Texas
Girls Empowerment Network’s innovation, the Radiant G Curriculum, is a modular, evidence-informed program designed to close sexual and reproductive health gaps by building self-efficacy in girls and those who care for them.
Pathways to Success
Gents and Glam — Georgia
Pathways to Success is a youth-focused life skills curriculum that equips young people with the confidence, tools, and real-world skills to dream big, make healthy choices, and succeed in school, career, and life.
READY, Set, Go!
University of California, San Francisco
Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission
Soccer Without Borders — California
READY, Set, Go! is an integrated sexual and behavioral health education “booster” curriculum for older adolescents (11th/12th grade). Co-designed with youth, the program goes beyond traditional sexual health education by integrating content on goal setting, healthy relationships, and preparation for adulthood at this critical developmental stage.
Cohort 2 Innovators
SafeBAE: Safe Before Anyone Else
SafeBAE — Rhode Island
SafeBAE is a survivor-founded, youth-led national organization working to prevent sexual violence among middle and high school students in the U.S. During their time in Launch, SafeBAE is focused on scaling their 360° model, a full-spectrum, evidence-based approach that embeds lasting prevention across school systems.
Empowered Together
Mad Hatter Wellness — Minnesota
Empowered Together is a curriculum and training program created by Mad Hatter Wellness designed to inform and empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, equipping them with the essential skills needed to engage in healthy relationships, while effectively communicating about sexual self-advocacy and self-determination and working to prevent sexual assault and unhealthy relationships.
#RelationshipGoals Project
Kansas State University — Kansas
The #RelationshipGoals Program is a research-based relationship education program for teens 13-19 years old. The #RG program allows partners to customize the curriculum content and delivery method to best meet the needs of youth in their community. During their time with Launch, #RelationshipGoals is working on developing an evaluation plan that incorporates the adaptive components of the program, as well as marketing the program nationwide.
Let’s Talk Game
EyesOpenIowa — Iowa
EyesOpenIowa provides high-quality, medically-accurate sexual health education to individuals and communities. During their time in Launch, they are working on advancing the Let’s Talk Game, an interactive card deck designed to address sexual health conversations in a fun and engaging way.
ATLAS
University of Oklahoma — Oklahoma
ATLAS (Autistic Teens Learning About Sexuality) is an online, point and click adventure game designed for autistic youth. Players explore high school life and learn new skills as they navigate stories about relationships, puberty, and sexuality.
Cohort 1 Alumni
EmPOWERing K.I.N.G.S.
Fact Forward — South Carolina
EmPOWERing K.I.N.G.S (Knowledge Instills Next Generational Success) is a ten-session education curriculum and mentoring program designed to prioritize the health education of Black high school and college-aged young men.
Teen Talk Foster Youth
National Center for Youth Law — California
Teen Talk Foster Youth is a virtual, community-based health education series developed for youth in California foster care.
Let’s Talk
Teen Health Research — North Carolina
Let’s Talk is an app to support communication between parents and the young people in their lives about health topics.
Selfsea
Peer Health Exchange — California
Selfsea is an online platform co-designed with young people to provide youth with safe, evidence-based health resources and information.
Media Aware Community Library
& Discussion Guides
iRT — North Carolina
iRT is developing a new online library and curriculum support technology to complement the evidence-based health and media literacy program, Media Aware.