Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Teen Sex & Pregnancy

Does Watching Sex on Television Predicts Teen Pregnancy

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:34:17 -0600

The answer apparently is yes, according to this report published in Pediatrics. Data from a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth indicate that teens exposed to high levels of television sexual content were twice as likely to become pregnant within the next 3 years, compared with those with lower levels of exposure.

State of the World's Children Report on Maternal and Neonatal Health

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:21:29 -0600

The numbers are staggering in this year's UNICEF State of the World's Children report. More than half a million women die each year from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Women in the least developed countries face risks 300 times greater than those in the industrialized world.

Promising Teen Fatherhood Programs: Initial Evidence Lessons from Evidence-Based Research

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:55:50 -0600

For many years, teen fathers were either overlooked or blamed for their role in teen pregnancy. However, interest in designing programs to reduce teen pregnancy and to enhance outcomes for babies and children, as well as meet the needs of this vulnerable population, has increased in recent years.

Teen Pregnancy Reverses Downward Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:19:02 -0600

New data finds widespread increases in teen birth rates in 2006 in all ethnic groups and many states; states with the lowest teen birth rates showed the least change. Kristen Moore of Child Trends say

Virginity Pledges May Help Postpone Intercourse

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:39:23 -0500

Making a virginity pledge may help some young people postpone the start of sexual activity, according to a new RAND study. It also found that adolescents who make the pledge, but eventually have sex, do not report lower condom use.

ParentingTeensOnline

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:08:06 -0500

ParentingTeensOnline is a free monthly e-magazine for parents of teens ages 12-19. It offers practical, expert-guided advice and support on teen health, media and technology, drugs/alcohol, education, volunteering, sports, social issues, babysitting, sexuality ...

New Moms, Inc.

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:54:23 -0600

New Moms serves homeless and near-homeless teen moms (ages 13 to 21) and their children with transitional living shelter and a broad array of services that can foster self-sufficiency and family stabi

Healthy Teen Network Annual Conference

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:32:06 -0600

Start: Nov 17 2005 - 8:30am

End: Nov 19 2005 - 12:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+4

The Healthy Teen Network (HTN) presents Leading the Charge: Making a Difference in the Lives of Teens and Young Families, as the theme for the 2005 Annual conference.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Not Just a She Thing

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:00:15 -0500

Despite a recent decline in teen pregnancy rates, nearly one million teenage girls will become pregnant in 2005. Public education programs, websites, and ad campaigns have helped reduce the numbers--but too often, the messages are aimed only at girls. Tamekia Reece reports on one program in North Carolina that encourages boys to take some responsibility for preventing teen pregnancy.

Project FOCUS (Families of Children Under Six)

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:54:36 -0500

The mission of this organization is to ensure quality prenatal care and parenting education for pregnant or parenting teens in Madison County.

For Juvenile Sex Offenders, Intensive Program Offers Chance to Change

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:50:00 -0500

With some 15,000 children and teens arrested for sex offenses each year, communities clearly have a stake in effective treatment for young offenders. Fortunately, there are programs helping adolescents re-join society successfully and safely. Linda Baker looks at Oregon's Counterpoint center.

Healthy Teen Network (formerly NOAPPP)

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:14:32 -0500

Healthy Teen Network's mission is to provide leadership, education, training, information, advocacy, resources and support to professional individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent health, with an emphasis on teen pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and teen parenting.

A Changing Supreme Court: Why it Matters for Kids

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:47:22 -0500

Amid all the speculation about changes on the Supreme Court, Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips takes a look at cases the court will be hearing in the next term that will have an impact on children and youth.

Reviving Ophelia

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:34:03 -0500

Reviving Ophelia, by Mary Pipher, Ph.D., is subtitled "Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls." It is a good book for parents of growing daughters, the daughters themselves, and anyone who has ever known young girls.

Helping Girls Bloom

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:31:57 -0500

In a notoriously troubled New York City neighborhood, Isis Sapp-Grant has created a supportive haven for girls besieged by drug dealers, sexual predators, family violence and gangs. Holly St. Lifer spoke with Sapp-Grant about her Blossom Program for Girls.