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Teen Risk-Taking: A Statistical Portrait

This booklet provides a statistical portrait of teen participation in 10 of the most prevalent risk behaviors. It focuses on the overall participation in each behavior and in multiple risk-taking.

A National Strategy to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: Annual Report 1998-99

IntroductionAt the end of the second year of its National Strategy to Prevent Teen Preg- nancy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to report that teen pregnancy rates continue to decline.

Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs

THE STATE OF THE FIELD Contents Defining Positive Youth Development Selecting Programs for Review Program Findings Evaluation Findings Summary The past 30 years have see

Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships for Teen Pregnancy Prevention: A Working Paper

Sharon Lovick Edwards Renee Freedman Stern Cornerstone Consulting Group, Inc.

A National Strategy to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: Annual Report 1997-98

IntroductionDespite the recent decline in the teen birth rates, teen pregnancy remains a significant problem in this country. It is a problem that impacts nearly every community. Thus, the responsibility to solve this problem lies with all of us, including families, communities, and young people themselves.

Implementing Welfare Reform Requirements for Teenage Parents: Lessons from Experience in Four States

by Robert G. Wood and John Burghardt Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation  

A National Strategy to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Despite the recent decline in the teen birth rate, teen pregnancy remains a significant problem in this country. Most teen pregnancies are unintended. Each year, about 200,000 teens aged 17 and younger have children. Their babies are often low birth weight and have disproportionately high infant mortality rates. They are also far more likely to be poor.