Trust Her, the women’s health arm of the Dallas-based Child Poverty Action Lab, has launched a popup booth countywide to help get birth control into the hands...
Trust Her team brings the stigmatized topic of women’s reproductive health to unexpected places like bazaars and block parties.
A steady stream of people — I counted more than 150 — stopped at Trust Her’s booth at the north Oak Cliff event: couples, gaggles of young friends, 30-something professionals, parents and grandparents with youngsters in tow. The pink and lavender space, which provides information in English and Spanish, is feminine in style and decorated with whimsical artwork.A steady stream of interested people stopped at the Trust Her booth Sunday to pick up birth control options and information.
Trust Her director Kate McCollum and Micaela Sanchez, a women's health nurse practitioner whose clinic partners with Trust Her, distribute free contraceptives and information pamphlets at the Bishop Bazaar.“I’m 45 and should know this, but can you explain how Plan B works?” a woman asked Micaela Sanchez, a women’s health nurse practitioner who runs one of the clinics partnering with Trust Her.
Creating the popup space and information packets and hiring a contraceptive counselor are the Trust Her team’s latest wins for Dallas County women.Trust Her aims to ensure every woman in Dallas County has access to her preferred method of contraception, regardless of her ability to pay.The nonprofit helps women determine if they are eligible to enroll in aid programs covering 100% of the cost, receive a sliding fee discount or receive free birth control from Trust Her.
“You can’t just put up a website and FAQ and think that’s all it takes,” McCollum said. “This work requires much more individualized support.”Trust Her’s handouts also had to account for the December 2022 court decision that banned Texas teens from confidentially receiving birth control at federally funded family planning clinics. Those younger than 18 now
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