Purpose

Teen pregnancy prevention is an element of ROMA National Goal 1: Low-Income People Become More Self-Sufficient as a result of evidence reflecting the consequences for teen mothers, as well as the children of teen mothers.

Description

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The following Teen Pregnancy Prevention items are featured in this posting:

• National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
• Advocates for Youth
• Additional Teen Pregnancy Prevention Resources
• Statewide Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalitions
• Virtual CAP Teen Pregnancy Prevention Postings

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 

The goal of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy by one-third between 2006 and 2015.

• Stay Teen
  • Stay Teen Videos
  • What's Your Relationship Reality?
  • Get Informed - Know the Facts....Have a Plan....Get Involved
    • Teen Pregnancy
    • Abstinence
    • Contraception
    • Myths
    • Tips
    • Help and Advice
• Features for Parents
  • Learn - Resources designed to help parents brush up and get the facts on sex, relationships, and what teens think about both.
  • The Talk: It's More Than Just Sex
  • Sex and Tech: What's Really Going On
  • Parents: Tell Us Your Story (online survey)
  • Resources for Parents including Ten Tips for Parents and Parent Power: What Parents Need to Know and Do to Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
• States & Communities
  • State Goals to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
  • Putting What Works to Work
    • What Works 2008: Curriculum-Based Programs That Prevent Teen Pregnancy
    • PowerPoint Presentations
  • Resources for States & Communities
  • State Data
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy
• Latino Initiative
• National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
  • National Day Overview
  • Examples of activities in various states
  • National Day Quiz for Teens in English or Spanish
  • National Day Teen Discussion Guide
  • National Day Parent Discussion Guide
  • National Day Results
• Resources including Fact Sheets, Tips, and Presentation Materials and Audio/Visual Items
• Online Resource Catalog 

Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.  Numerous Teen Pregnancy Prevention Resources are provided including:

• Selection Tool to identify programs that work to prevent teen pregnancy, HIV and sexually transmitted infections
• Let’s Talk Month – Let's Talk Month Guidebook and Suggetsed Materials
• National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month – National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Guidebook and National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Sample Materials

Additional Teen Pregnancy Prevention Resources 

• Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Resources from Solutions for America
• Resources on Adolescents....Sex Education: Needs, Programs and Policies (PowerPoint)....State Center from the Guttmacher Institute
• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (open links and see left-hand menu area for resources) – Comprehensive Sexuality Education....Abstinence Only Until Marriage Programs....Questions and Answers - Teen Pregnancy....Adolescent Sexuality....Teen Pregnancy...Sexual Orientation....Sexual & Reproductive Health
• Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program from the Children’s Aid Society uses a holistic approach that aims to empower youth.  The program helps young people to develop personal goals and the desire for a productive future. In addition to developing sexual literacy and educating teens about the consequences of sexual activity, the program also emphasizes the importance of education and employment.  Components for teens include Academic Assistance, Job Club, Mental Health, Self Expression, Family Life/Sex Education, Lifetime Individual Sports, and Medical & Dental Services.  Parent activities are an integral part of the model. 
• Best Practices in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Practitioner’s Handbook from the Teen Pregnancy Prevent Project – University of California Extension

Statewide Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalitions 

Examples are found below of information and resources available through select Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalitions.  An effort was made to avoid duplicate listings of materials offered by multiple coalitions - Contact Information for Statewide Coalitions.

California Alliance Concerned with School-Age Parenting and Pregnancy Prevention

Colorado Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention

Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP)

• G-CAPP Programs
  • Community-Based DOULA Project – A DOULA is a woman from the local community, recruited and trained to provide emotional and physical support to both the teen mother and baby during pregnancy, delivery, and the weeks after birth.  DONA International is a source of extensive resources related to doulas.
  • Second Chances Home Network
  • G-CAPP Carrera Project
• Resources
• Advocacy

Idaho Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program

• Tips, Ideas, and Information for Parents
• Television and Radio Spots

lllinois Caucus for Adolescent Health....Illinois Campaign for Responsible Sex Education

Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention

• Resources including Curriculum Review, Funding Opportunities, Model Programs, Multicultural Resources, Presentations, Sexuality Education – Parent Survey, Web Links
• Teen Pregnancy Puzzle© graphically demonstrates the complexity of teen pregnancy prevention and the need for comprehensive solutions.
• Resources for Parents
• Resources for Teens

New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition

• Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
  • Publications and Documents including Meeting the Challenge 2010 to reduce the teen birth rate in New Mexico by 15% from 2006 - 2010
  • Science-Based Curricula
  • Teen Parent Program Resource Directory
• Resource Links and Hispanic Resources – Documentos En Español
• Parent Power in Teen Pregnancy Prevention – Library Outline
• Plain Talk/Hablano Claro
• News Flash Archives (monthly electronic newsletter) and Newsletter Archives

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina

• Initiatives and Fundraising (open links and select from left-hand menu items)
• Resources including Talking with Kids About Tough Issues
• Newsletter

South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

• Initiatives
• Advocacy
• Public Awareness including Billboard Challenge and Teen Expressions 2008: My Life My Legacy My Voice
• Fact Sheets including Tips for Providers and Tips for Parents
• Publications

DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

• Advocate
• Organizing Teens
• Teen Info
• Organizing Adults
• Publications

Virtual CAP Teen Pregnancy Prevention Postings 

For Males Only Program provides family life and abstinence education to young men ages 10-18 in order to assist in the mission to reduce teen pregnancy. 

Teen Parent Program provides support services for pregnant and parenting teens that want to increase their level of education, enrich their parenting skills, and improve the well-being of themselves and their children.

Outcomes

Teen pregnancy prevention is an element of ROMA National Goal 1: Low-Income People Become More Self-Sufficient as a result of evidence reflecting the consequences for:

• Teen mothers
  • Much less likely to finish high school or to attend college
  • Have lower earnings once they finish school
  • Have increased risk of serious health problems
  • More likely to live in poverty and to rely on public assistance
• Children of teenagers
  • Suffer from higher rates of low birth weight and related health problems
  • Have insufficient health care
  • Often receive inadequate parenting
  • Often fall victim to abuse and neglect
  • Often suffer from poor school performance