Teen pregnancy

Teen girl pregnancy pact?

Few recent stories about teen pregnancy have been so compelling as the item that surfaced in June 2008 in Time magazine, and was then zoomed around the world’s media post haste. The location is Gloucester, Massachusetts – America’s oldest seaport. The venue is Gloucester High School. The protagonists are a 17-strong group of girls, aged 14–16 years, who over the past calendar year have become p...

Teen Sexuality and Pregnancy in Nevada

Teen pregnancy: trends and lessons learned.

Many of the provisions of the 1996 law overhauling the nation’s welfare system will expire at the end of the current fiscal year on September 30. The reauthorization process likely will set the stage for a major debate over one of the law’s main stated goals, reducing out-of-wedlock births, and how best to achieve it. Social conservatives favor programs and policies encouraging marriage and pro...

Guidance for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Researchers

ABOUT THIS RESEARCH BRIEF This ASPE Research Brief was written by Brian Goesling of Mathematica Policy Research as part of an ongoing systematic review of the teen pregnancy prevention literature. Since 2009, Mathematica and its partner, Child Trends, have conducted the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review under contract with HHS. The review aims to identify, assess, and rate the rigor of ...

CURRENTOPINION Teen pregnancy prevention : current perspectives

Purpose of review Teen pregnancy has been subject of public concern for many years. In the United States, despite nearly 2 decades of declining teen pregnancy and birth rates, the problem persists, with significant disparities present across racial groups and in state-specific rates. This review examines recent trends, pregnancy prevention initiatives and family planning policies that address t...