Keep Your Freedom, Keep Your Dreams

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That's the secret behind Keep Your Freedom!
Teen parents talking to other teens about the challenges and pitfalls of teen pregnancy.
" The name of the program is no accident," said David Flores, Alternative Education Director at Pomona High School as he spoke to the first class of the teen parents who are the spokespeople for the program.
She is one of a group 9 young teen moms and a teen father, who recently went through a week of special training to help them polish their public speaking skills to prepare them to take their message to other teens.
Here in Los Angles County 20,000 children are born to teen mothers.

Positive & Encouraging K-LOVE - Closer Look

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K-LOVE's Karen Johnson interviews the following guests: Stephanie Beltran, a 17-year-old girl.
Dana Trotter, Executive Director of CHOICES/Teen Awareness Abstinence-Based.
Jimmy Hester, National Coordinator of True Love Waits.
Mike Walters, Associate Pastor of Irvine Community Church.
Teen pregnancy statistics, including sexually-transmitted diseases with a strong emphasis on abstinence and pregnancy prevention tools.
Mothering Takes A Cookie Jar of Wisdom!
The Family Portrait: What's Wrong with This Picture?
What $100 Dollars Can Do in God's Hands!
Does Induced Abortion Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer?

Teen Pregnancy Rates Highest in United States

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A new study finds America's teenagers are as sexually active as their contemporaries in other developed countries, but at the same time, they are more likely to become teenage parents.
Researchers from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization, studied sexual and reproductive patterns in teenagers from Great Britain, Canada, France, Sweden and the United States.
They found that although the rate of sexual activity among U.S. teens is similar to other developing countries, they don't use contraceptives as often as teens in other Western countries.
The researchers suggest that limited access to healthcare and contraceptives, along with less social acceptance of teenage sexuality within the U.S., may be contributing reasons.

On Teen Pregnancy - Essay on the Report of the National Research Council on teen sexual activity - by Diane Dew

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In an attempt to curb the rising tide of teen pregnancies in our nation, the National Academy of Science appointed a panel of physicians, social scientists, demographers and public health "experts" to determine the cause and derive a solution to this situation.
Mixed Messages Headlines across our nation have addressed the situation as "the problem of teen pregnancy."
In some communities, school clinics have been authorized to dispense contraceptives to teens in the hope that the birth rate among this age group would drop.
In making their computations public, however, Planned Parenthood -- the recipient of over $120 million tax dollars annually -- has repeatedly (and very conveniently) failed to make note of one very significant fact: 100 percent of unwed teens engaged in premarital sex before getting pregnant.

Teen Pregnancy, Marriage & Parenthood - Teen Pregnancy, Marriage & Parenthood Resources and Information

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Peer Pressure Beauty & Fashion Love & Dating What is Love?
Kissing Breaking Up Sex & Abstinence Virginity Birth Control "Am I Pregnant?"
Options for Pregnant Teens: Abortion Advice and support for pregnant teens considering abortion.
Options for Pregnant Teens: Adoption Advice and support for pregnant teens considering adoption.
Options for Pregnant Teens: Parenthood A look at life as a teen parent.
Teen Fathers - Rights & Responsibilities Information for teen fathers and fathers-to-be.
Teen Mothers - Rights & Responsibilities Information for teen mothers and mothers-to-be.
Teen Marriage - Information & Statistics A look at the reality of teen marriage.

Wa. State, Dept. of Health-Public Health Fact Sheet-Teen Pregnancy

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In Washington State in 1995, girls 17 and younger giving birth received late or no prenatal care almost 3 times more often than women 20 years and older.
Infants born to teen mothers are one and a third times more likely to be born prematurely, and 50 percent more likely to be low birthweight babies (under 5.5 pounds).
From 1985 to 1990, public cost related to teenage childbearing totaled $120.3 billion, which includes AFDC, Medicaid, and food stamps.
Some studies have identified a large proportion of teen pregnancies fathered by adult men; other studies show an association between childhood sexual victimization and earlier onset of voluntary sexual activity and other health compromising attitudes and behaviors.

Teen Pregnancy--Health/Human Body lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com

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1. As a homework assignment, have students keep a journal of their activities for one day.
Hold a class discussion about pregnancy and the health, social, psychological, and financial implications.
It is crucial for pregnant women to visit their obstetrician regularly throughout their pregnancy to ensure adequate prenatal care.
Not only might they detect time and financial restrictions, but they might also recognize physical limitations that occur during pregnancy that limit what activities they can do.
4. Next have students consider the implications of becoming a parent.
Fifty-one percent of teens believe that if they were involved in a pregnancy they would marry the baby's mother or father; in reality, 81 percent of teenage births are to unmarried teens.

Reducing Teenage Pregnancy

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These initiatives should incorporate medically accurate sexuality education and information in the schools and in the media, improvements in funding for and access to family planning services, and youth development programs to improve the life options of impoverished teens.
An influential minority of individuals promotes unrealistic, abstinence-only education and parental consent requirements for obtaining contraception that deny American teens accurate information about and confidential access to family planning services to prevent pregnancy.
When faced with an unintended pregnancy, many poor and low-income teens are likely to view early childbearing as a positive, desirable choice (Brindis, 1999), becoming pregnant with the misguided hope of improving their lives (Gordon, 1996).

Teen Pregnancy Prevention

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Click below to see other Journeyworks Publishing pamphlets and brochures.
Journeyworks Publishing Teen Pregnancy Prevention Click on any of the pictures below to get a close up view.
Pregnancy Prevention Set of 9 Set includes 9 pamphlets above (but does not include "50 Things You Should Know About Condoms").
Copyright 2002 Journeyworks Publishing Luann characters © GEC Inc. Distributed by UFS, Inc.
This website is protected under the U.S. and International copyright laws.
Please do not duplicate any of its contents without permission.

Study Finds Teen Pregnancy and Crime Levels are Higher Among Kids from Fatherless Homes

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Their findings suggest that current proposals to provide tax credits and exemptions for single mothers and to collect more child support from absent fathers will have little effect on the problem of delinquency among teenage boys.
"Both measures tacitly accept the father's absence from the home and seek to ameliorate its consequences by increasing the income available to mother and child.
Phillips and Comanor designed their study to account for the influence of income, and found that in the case of boys, a minimum of $54,000 in additional family income is necessary to counter the harmful effects of absent fathers.

Summer Kitchen Press -- Books

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'Red Light, Green Light' uses genograms, heritage, and spirituality to raise a teen's positive view of self.
It begins with a message to help educators, parents, and counselors talk to kids about body changes.
The book continues with a depth that helps teens think about the consequences of behavior without feeling threatened.
The Great Falls Tribune feature editor, Richard Ecke said, "Colberg would be happy if the book helped one teen avoid the angst of teen pregnancy."
The book's illustrator is L. A. Times artist, Joel Nakamura.

Involving Males in Preventing Teen Pregnancy

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The changed political climate has broadened the focus to acknowledge the critical role men play in human reproduction.
Recently, for example, the Office of Population Affairs in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a limited male initiative, the Young Men/Family Planning Clinic Partnership Program.
Most of the descriptive information about male partners in this guide comes from new data collected in the 1995 NSAM, which interviewed 1,729 males---a sample that is representative of males ages 15 to 19 living in households in the contiguous United States.
Our analyses are intended to provide a nationally representative picture of the reproductive attitudes and behavior of teenage males.

Allexperts Teen Pregnancy Q&A

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I have one 17 month old and I am also 7 months pregnant now but most importantly I am under 20.
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i can awnser questions on how to confront parents with the situation of pregnancy also how to confont the dad of the child, advise on abortions and advise on keeping the child and school and collage options or i can just be a shoulder to cry on if there is anything you need to talk about.

Teen Sex and Pregnancy, 1999

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? Most very young teens have not had intercourse: 8 in 10 girls and 7 in 10 boys are sexually inexperienced at age 15.
? Steep decreases in the pregnancy rate among sexually experienced teenagers accounted for most of the drop in the overall teenage pregnancy rate in the early-to-mid 1990s.
? Nearly 4 in 10 teen pregnancies (excluding those ending in miscarriages) are terminated by abortion.
Most of the data are from research conducted by The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) or published in the peer-reviewed journal Family Planning Perspectives and the 1994 AGI report Sex and America's Teenagers.
Additional sources include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics.

Effective HIV/STD and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Young Women of Color

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In the U.S., rates of HIV, sexually transmitted disease (STD), and unintended pregnancy are disproportionately high among youth of color, particularly young African American and Latina women, when compared to other youth.
Despite demographic shifts and current health indicators, few HIV/STD and teen pregnancy prevention programs meet the needs of youth of color, especially young women.
Gender specific strategies explore and address the separate social influences that affect females or males, such as divergent societal expectations and differing messages about body image, sexuality, and sexual responsibility.
Carrerra MA. Preventing adolescent pregnancy: in hot pursuit.
Green LW, et al. 'I Have a Future' comprehensive adolescent health promotion: cultural considerations in program implementation and design.

Adoption. It's your choice! - Gladney Center for Adoption

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Every day over 3000 young women are getting pregnant.
Someone you know is most likely experiencing an unplanned pregnancy right now!
Launch the Teen Pregnancy Clock for up to the minute teen pregnancy stats.
(The clock opens in a separate browser window; 312K download, and also functions as a working clock.)
Did you know that 1.1 million teens get pregnant in the United States each year?
60% of teens who become pregnant will drop out of high school?
90% of teens who marry because of pregnancy will eventually divorce?
Teen pregnancy clock courtesy of Campaign For Our Children, Inc., www.cfoc.org.

SHOP: Teen Pregnancy Facts

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Teen pregnancy rates, birth rates, and abortion rates have declined in recent years.
More than 40% of women become pregnant by age 20 (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy) 17% decrease in the number of teen pregnancies between 1990-1996.
Ohio had the 19th lowest teen pregancy rates when compared to all the US (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnacy, 1999).
The likelihood of teenagers having intercourse increases steadily with age, however, about 1 in 5 young people do not have intercourse with teenagers.
Most young people begin having sex in their mid to late teens, about 8 years before they marry, mored than half of 17 year olds have had intercourse.

YouthNOISE - Be the Solution: Teen Pregnancy, Repost April 29, 2003

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Whether you are sexually active or not and whether or not you are a teen parent, teen pregnancy is an issue that affects you and your peers.
The Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is asking you to do one simple thing: "Stop, think, and take action in a very personal way to avoid pregnancy."
You could hold a contest for the best print or broadcast public service announcement.
Take the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Interactive Quiz Teens all over the country will be taking this quiz, which takes you through real life scenarios and forces you to think about what you would do in risky situations.

CFOC Press Room -- Teen Pregnancy Watch

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October is "Let's Talk" month, also known as National Teen Sexuality Education Month.
Recent research indicates that young people value their parents' opinions about tough issues like sex.
One study released in June 2000 by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy showed that 37 percent of teens said they hadn't had a helpful conversation with their parents about sex.
Campaign For Our Children (CFOC) suggests a role-reversal and encourages kids to initiate the discussion.
The poster is a perfect companion piece to the "Talking the Talk" brochure that CFOC developed last year.
For more information on parent/child communication, and on the poster and brochure, call Teen Pregnancy Watch or to go www.cfoc.org.

NDOL: Preventing Teen Pregnancy

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While these successes deserve praise, the job of welfare reform will not be complete unless policymakers can stem the root causes of poverty and dependency, the most significant of which is, perhaps, unwed childbearing.
Only one in three teen moms finishes high school, and nearly four out of five end up on public assistance.
The good news is, however, that teen pregnancy prevention programs can and do work, and a growing body of research has begun to isolate the most effective program models that policymakers should replicate.
Although the jury is still out on the effectiveness of abstinence-only sex education programs, mounting research indicates that "abstinence-first" programs can work well.

Surviving teen pregnancy (in MARION)

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Surviving teen pregnancy: your choices, dreams, and decisions / by Shirley Arthur; illustrated by Perry Bergman.
Teenage mothers --United States --Life skills guides.
CALL NUMBER: Young Adult 362.8392 Arthu.S -- YA Pbk.
If you have a valid library card, you may place a hold on this title for pickup at the library.
Results from the Evanston Public Library catalog.
Please send comments, suggestions, or bug reports to the webmaster.

Teen Pregnancy: Trends And Lessons Learned

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During the 1990s, teenage pregnancy rates and birthrates declined to record low levels.
Even with this progress, however, the U.S. teen birthrate is one of the highest in the developed world.
Research on what is behind the U.S. declines and why rates nonetheless are lower in other countries may help in crafting responses to the problem.

Teen Pregnancy Not Necessarily an Education Issue - Suite101.com

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I challenge you to back up your claims that "girls from from highly religious families are not invulnerable and, in fact, may be more inclined to become pregnant".
Carrying a loaded gun more often than not indicates one's intent to protect onesself from crime, not to commit a crime.
Get your facts straight before going off half-cocked.
on the contrary - and the statistics back it up: girls with a strong spiritual foundation in their lives and a focus on faith and religion as a matter of their families' collective character are far, far LESS likely to get pregnant than are girls without that advantage.

HealthyLinn Workgroup Menu

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The consequences of teen pregnancy are numerous, long lasting, and immeasurable.
Teen mothers often fail to complete high school, creating long term economic effects.
Adolescents are considered high-risk obstetrical patients, because of lack of preconception counseling, delayed prenatal care, and medical complications.
Linn County residents considered teen pregnancy as one of the top three health concerns of the community.
The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition is a non-profit group working with the Teen Pregnancy Workgroup.
The primary purpose of the Coalition is to conduct a survey of high school students regarding attitudes and actions relating to sexuality.
Copyright © 2001 Healthy Linn Care Network All Rights Reserved.

PPFY Newsletter Article

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When it comes to preventing teen pregnancy, there has been much to celebrate in recent years.
In an effort to assist people in communities around the country who want to help continue this encouraging trend, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy recently published, Get Organized: A Guide to Preventing Teen Pregnancy.
At the same time, Get Organized is easy to read and simple to use, with many checklists and examples from promising programs around the country.
Involving new partners, like the business community, or working with traditional partners in new ways, enhances any prevention strategy.
"It is ongoing sustained communication between parents and their teens that helps prevent teen pregnancy as well as a host of other risky behaviors," notes chapter six of Get Organized -- "Involving Parents and Other Adults in Teen Pregnancy Prevention."

Teen Pregnancy: "Congratulations!  You're going to be a mommy!"

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The teen pregnancy section of this website is specifically designed for young mom's-to-be to gain insight and get advice on their pregnancy.
What they may be going through, feeling and how to help.
Both of these terms are used to describe your baby during pregnancy.
Please be advised that while some of these symptoms may be true, it is also possible that other factors could be involved.
For example, stress can cause a lot of them too, and being stressed out about being pregnant can trick your mind into acting like you are.
Please take a home pregnancy test to know for sure.
If you are pregnant, make an appointment right away to see a doctor!

Events: Keeping the Faith: The Role of Religion and Faith Communities in Preventing Teen Pregnancy

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At a forum sponsored by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the National Campaign will release a major new survey, Faithful Nation: What American Adults and Teens Think About Faith, Morals, Religion and Teen Pregnancy.
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of how religion shapes the ideas and institutions of American society by creating a platform for research and discussion of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is a private, nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the well-being of children and families by reducing teen pregnancy.
Its goal is to reduce the teen pregnancy rate by one-third between 1996 and 2005.

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