Teenage Pregnancy
Transcript: The National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Research shows that school-based child care programs are a positive way for educational institutions to encourage young mothers to return or stay in school, prepare for job employment, and become knowledgeable about parenting practices and child development Teenage Pregnancy "Study: Pregnant Teens Need Better School Support." Fox News. N.p., 23 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/11/23/study-pregnant-teens-need-better-school-support/Zellman, Gail. "Study: Pregnant Teens Need Better School Support." Rand (1981): 1-11. Print 1. Offer age-and culturally appropriate sexual health information in a safe environment for participants 2. Are developed in cooperation with members of the target community, especially young people. 3. Assist youth to clarify their individual, family, and community values 4. Assist youth to develop skills in communication, refusal and negotiation 5. Provide medically accurate information about both abstinence and also contraception, including condoms 6. Have clear goals for preventing HIV, other STIS, and.or teen pregnancy WHY SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT However BUDGET CUTS REMOVE OR DO NOT ALLOW SUCH PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS How the Media Portrays teen pregnancy Curriculum Continue.. Resources & Support why our program should be implemented in schools Prevention sex Education Financial Literacy Resources/support Workshop 3: Checking and Savings Purpose: The student will understand how to utilize the banking system and develop a financial portfolio Workshop 4: Managing Your Finances Purpose: The students will learn how to write checks, read credit card statements, and record expenses Prevention Berry, S. H., Chandra, A., Collins, R. L., Elliott, M. N., Kanouse, D. E., Martino, S. C., & Miu, A. (2008). Does watching sex on television predict teen pregnancy? Findings from a national longitudinal survey of youth.Pediatrics, 122(1047), 1542-1551.About teen pregnancy. The United States Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved on October 23, 2011 from http://www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/. Sex Education in Schools… A Few Statistics 10 Critical Characteristics of Effective Sex Education Programs Researchers suggest that effective Sex Education Programs should: Continue... Continue... By age 18, 70 percent of U.S. females and 62 percent of U.S. males have initiated vaginal sex. Every year there are about 850,000 teenage pregnancies About 46% of teenage males and 33% of teenage females do not receive instruction about contraception before they first have sex 41% of teens aged 18-19 report that they know little or nothing about condoms 75% report they know little or nothing about the birth control pill Memphis focuses on young men “At Le Bonheur we felt that, not only are you changing the attitudes of young ladies, if you change the attitudes of young men then you have two making healthy decisions.” The Needed Support “1) Teen Pregnancy is on a rise 2) Early Parenthood lead to serious social consequences 3) Legal Requirement “Inclusive One must note: There is not a universal program that can be applied to ever school Each school, community, and environment have different needs and magnitudes Program should include: Non-inclusive programs-supplementary program Counseling Tutoring Day care (depending on the # of pregnant students) If not a huge number, they should help with finding affordable daycare Research http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-Teen-SexEd. htmlhttp://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications450 http://www.examiner.com/article/nashville-and-los-angeles-differ-greatly-sex-education http://www.plannedparenthood.org/mid-east-tennesee/sexuality-education-programs-23752.htm Teenage pregnancy has always been viewed as a major societal concern Teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of school and become dependent on welfare Working Poor- Teenagers become employed at jobs where they are paid low wages (Class Connection) Poverty- The lack of available job opportunities for teenagers causes them to live below the poverty line. They have no choice but to utilize government assistance, including welfare and WIC for their child (Class Connection) A Program that supports both abstinence and the use of condoms and contraceptives for sexual activities Types of Resource Programs Due to the work of numerous communities, coalitions, and programs across the country and the nearly 200 organizations and media outlets that serve as National Day partners, more than 700,000 teens nationwide participated in the eleventh annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. *The purpose of the National Day is straightforward. Too many teens still think “It can’t happen to me.” The National Day helps teens understand that it can happen to them and that they need to think seriously about what they would do in the moment.* Fatima Goss Graves, the center's vice president of education and employment, says “offering pregnant teens extra support would