Evaluation of the teen outreach program in Rochester, New York: final impact report for City of Rochester, Department of Recreation and Youth Services
- Author(s):
- Crean, Hugh F., author Seibold-Simpson, Susan M., author Jambon, Marc, author Kreipe, Richard E., author
- Contributor(s):
- University of Rochester. School of Nursing, issuing body. Rochester (N.Y.). Department of Recreation and Youth Services sponsoring body.
- Publication:
- Rochester, New York : University of Rochester School of Nursing, April 2016
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Pregnancy in Adolescence -- prevention & control Program Evaluation New York
- Abstract:
- Reducing adolescent pregnancy remains a priority for the United States. While rates have been decreasing steadily since the 1990s, important disparities remain, particularly for youth of color and youth living in poverty. Reducing adolescent pregnancy and child-bearing is important for several reasons--childbearing during adolescence negatively affects the parents, their children, and society. Compared with their peers who delay childbearing, adolescent girls who have babies are less likely to finish high school, more likely to rely on public assistance, more likely to be poor as adults, and their children are more likely to have poorer educational, behavioral, and health outcomes over the course of their lives than do children born to older parents (Coyne & D'Onofrio, 2012; Hoffman & Maynard, 2008). There is a clear need to provide effective, evidence-based programs designed to reduce rates of teen pregnancy and unsafe sexual behaviors. The opportunity to provide an intervention that also enhances positive youth development is an additional bonus that benefits adolescents and their communities as a whole.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (56 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101697778 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101697778