SMART Overview
SMART covers topics like navigating sex and romantic relationships, understanding sexual and gender identities, and connecting with the LGBT community. The program is available in English and Spanish for gay, bi, queer teen boys who live in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
How it Works
Participants receive one section of SMART every three months, starting with SMART Sex Ed and ending with virtual health coaching in SMART Sessions.
SMART Sex Ed
Designed to escalate knowledge with the specific needs of gay, bi, queer teen boys in mind.
SMART Squad
Designed for diverse gay, bi, queer teen boys engaging in HIV transmission risk behaviors.
SMART Sessions
Motivational interviewing delivered by therapists via online video-chat.
Here’s what teens think about the SMART Program
"Emphasis on relationship negotiation as a means of practicing safer sex which goes beyond just HIV/STIs and also covers the emotional health of individuals."
– SMART Participant 2020
"It made me feel like I was in charge of myself and my health. It also helped to open up doors to healthy communication, which I’ve been having problems with in my relationships."
– SMART Participant 2021
"I liked the way sexual health information was tied in with relationship health and emotional health."
– SMART Participant 2020
"I felt like the doctors and experts spoke in a way that someone without any sexual knowledge would be able to understand, and yet it didn’t feel like I was being talked down to."
– SMART Participant 2021