The Challenge of Preventing Teen Pregnancy in Texas
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18/10/2011
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Resumo |
A reduction in teen pregnancy and subsequent reduction in teen births correlates to myriad improvements in personal (e.g., high school completion, experience of abuse and neglect, etc); social (e.g., number of children in single parent families, life-long poverty, incarceration rates, etc); and economic (e.g., Medicaid costs, decreased tax revenue, etc) outcomes. In 2005, over 73,000 teen girls in Texas age 15-19 became pregnant, a number significantly higher than any other state. Given the severity of the issue the formation of a statewide organization in Texas devoted to addressing the prevention of teen pregnancy is long overdue. The challenge of reducing teen pregnancy is daunting yet there is momentum and a cadre of committed individuals who have formally put together an organization to provide guidance, oversight and a statewide voice of leadership - all things needed to be successful reducing teen pregnancy in Texas. This commentary provides reactions to proposed strategies and to-date lessons learned. |
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application/pdf |
Identificador |
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol2/iss2/13 http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=childrenatrisk |
Publicador |
DigitalCommons@The Texas Medical Center |
Relação |
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol2/iss2/6/ |
Fonte |
Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk |
Palavras-Chave | #teen pregnancy #prevention #sex education #youth |
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text |