National and State Trends, and Trends by Race and Ethnicity
This report details the most current teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion statistics as of January 2010. It concludes with discussion of the methodology and the sources used to obtain the estimates.
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Helping residents become meaningfully involved in efforts to address community challenges is a critical, distinguishing feature of the Casey Foundation’s work to improve outcomes for children and families — and integral to Casey's mission.
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Exploring One Program's Influence on the Adolescent Reproductive Health Field
Plain Talk is a community-based, parental involvement program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy. This report summarizes results from interviews with leaders in the teen sexuality field regarding Plain Talk’s effectiveness and chances of being replicated on a larger scale.
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Guidelines for Replicating Programs to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
This report draws on the replication experiences of three programs: Plain Talk, the Teen Outreach Program and the Children's Aid Society-Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program. It provides a brief overview of the primary issues involved in replicating a program to prevent teen pregnancy.
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Report of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 1997 Research and Evaluation Conference
The document provides a summary of a two-day meeting where researchers, evaluators and other key stakeholders discussed evaluating comprehensive community initiatives. Challenges, best practices and examples from experts are highlighted.
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Protecting Sexually Active Teens in Atlanta, New Orleans and San Diego
Plain Talk is a teen pregnancy prevention program targeting low-income communities that the Case Foundation incubated.
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Pursuing Permanent Children for Families and Youth
This issue of Casey Connects spotlights the Foundation’s efforts on 2 fronts: 1) helping kids in foster care find loving, permanent families; and 2) reducing racial disparities throughout the child welfare system. A smaller story recognizes 6 movers and shakers in the child welfare field, including 4 former Families Count honorees.
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Community Engagement Is Key Ingredient in Casey Recipe for Results
This issue of Casey Connects explores different forms of community engagement and tells how the Annie E. Casey Foundation empowers and mobilizes residents to produce better results for children and families. A smaller story spotlights five resources for learning more about Casey’s latest work.
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A Casey Study Review
This publication spotlights a wide range of real-world programs that enlist parents in supporting adolescent reproductive health. Readers will get a close look at 4 of these efforts with an end goal of building better programs to help parents raise sexually healthy teens.
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Data Snapshot Number 2
This report — part of the KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot series — shares the latest statistics on teen pregnancy in the United States. It tells how teen birth rates differ by location and race and how the number of teen mothers in America has decreased over time.
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