Examining State-Level Patterns in Teen Childbearing: 1991-2009

Child Trends’ latest brief uses state-level data to examine declines in the teen birth rate over 19 years.  The brief describes variation across states during this time frame, in the degree of decline and in patterns over time.

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Births: Preliminary Data for 2010

The birth rate for U.S. teenagers 15-19 years dropped 9 percent to 34.3 per 1,000, a record low for the Nation and declined to historic lows for younger and older teenagers and for all race and Hispanic origin groups.

This article was taken from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics

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Expecting Success: How Policymakers and Educators Can Help Teen Parents Stay in School

The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy released The Promise Project Report from findings and policy recommendations based on data collected from teen parents, teen parent service providers, and educators. The research presented in the report reveals that many teens who were headed toward dropping out become re-committed to school once they become parents. The research also demonstrates that too often these youth do not reach their graduation goals, because they need family, schools, and teen parent programs that both support them and set high expectations for their success.

This article was taken from The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy

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Latina adolescents’ perceptions of their male partners’ influences on childbearing: findings from a qualitative study in California

This study explored the role that male partners play in the occurrence of pregnancy and their influence on first-time mothers’ future plans. Qualitative analysis revealed that partners played a significant role in the use of contraception, timing and desire for pregnancy and young women’s post-pregnancy plans for education, work and childrearing.

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Latina Voices: Findings from a Study of Latina Teen Childbearing in the Fresno and Los Angeles Areas

This UCSF study was conducted in response to the desire of California’s Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program (MCAH) and Office of Family Planning (OFP) for information to guide actions and support efforts to decrease the high Latina teen birth rate.

 

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Winning Campaign: California’s Concerted Effort To Reduce Its Teen Pregnancy Rate

California’s teen pregnancy rate declined by 52% between 1992 and 2005, the steepest drop registered by any state over that period—and far above the national decline of 37%. Public health experts credit this record decline to California’s aggressive and evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention efforts dating back to the 1990s, according to this report, published in the Spring 2010 issue of the Guttmacher Policy Review.

This article was taken from Guttmacher Institute

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the California Family PACT Program for Calendar Year 2007

Released by the Office of Family Planning and the University of California at San Francisco, this is a Cost-Benefit Analysis of the California Family PACT Program for Calendar Year 2007. This study compares the cost of providing publicly-funded family planning services through the Family PACT Program in Calendar Year (CY) 2007 with projected public sector expenditures which would have occurred in the program’s absence.

This article was taken from Biggs MA, Foster DG, Hulett D, and Brindis C. (2010). Cost-Benefit Analysis of the California Family PACT Program for Calendar Year 2007, San Francisco, CA. Submitted to the California Department of Public Health, Office of Family Planning Division. April 2010. Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco: San Francisco, CA.

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A Policy Platform to Promote Health and Success among Young Families

Healthy Teen Network has released a set of federal policy recommendations aimed at establishing or reforming programs and systems that influence whether or not young families may achieve health and success after a teen birth.

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Keeping Pregnant and Parenting Students from Dropping Out: HTN and National Women’s Law Center

Brief describes needed support for pregnant and parenting students is critical for schools to reduce dropout rates.

This article was taken from Healthy Teen Network & National Women's Law Center

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Supporting Young Male Involvement in Pregnancy Prevention & Parenting

This Healthy Teen Network fact sheet explores the benefits of targeting boys and young men specifically in order to reduce teen pregnancy and early, unintended fatherhood and to promote the development of positive relationships between young fathers and their children.

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