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Teen Pregnancy and Parenting in Out-of-Home Care

Resources and information about preventing pregnancy among youth and providing services to pregnant and parenting teens in out-of-home care. Resources include State and local examples.

Fostering Hope: Preventing Teen Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care (PDF - 795 KB)
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (2005)
Quantitative research on the rates of teen pregnancy among foster care youth and findings from Chicago-area focus groups in which foster care youth and foster parents were asked about teen pregnancy.

Power Through Choices: The Development of a Sexuality Education Curriculum for Youths in Out-of-Home Care
Youth ALIVE!
Child Welfare, 79(3), 2000
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Profiles the development and characteristics of an innovative pregnancy-HIV-sexually transmitted disease prevention curriculum tailored to the needs of youth in out-of-home care.

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State and local examples

Children Raising Children: City Fails to Adequately Assist Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care (MS Word - 150 KB)
Public Advocate for the City of New York (2005)
Explores gaps in services to New York City foster youth who are pregnant or who have young children, presents the results of a survey of foster care agencies, and provides recommendations for improving services to this population.

Programming in Reproductive Health for Youth in Out-of-Home Care: A Practical Guide for Managers: Issue Brief
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (2000)
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Describes the innovative reproductive health services provided by Outside-In Clinic in Portland, Oregon; Camp Avery in Lincoln, Missouri; Power Through Choices in California; and From Sexwise to Streetwise, developed by the Center for Family Life Education.

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	Related Information Gateway Topics Systemwide: Teen pregnancy prevention

Updated on July 2, 2008