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Resources:
- About Teen Pregnancy This website published stories that were written by students about their reactions when they discovered they were pregnant. Topics of these stories include: "Life After Baby","All About The Way I Feel", "Who Would Ever Think That I Would Be Pregnant","Sixteen and Pregnant", "All About Me" and "Realities of Being a Mom".
http://kings.k12.ca.us/kcoe/altschl/cyesis/pregnant.html
- American Bar Association and Progressive Foundation to Study Linkages between Teen Pregnancy and Child Sexual Abuse The American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law and the Progressive Foundation have received a Carnegie Corporation of New York grant to conduct a 16-month study of the relationship between teen pregnancy and unlawful sexual activity by adult males (acts traditionally labeled as statutory rape). The project will analyze state laws and prosecutorial policies to determine how the legal system deals with sexually exploitative actions of older men that involve young teen girls. Researchers will also survey professionals working with teen mothers to determine how the social welfare and health systems respond to suspicions of sexually exploitative relationships, as well as confirmed reports of sexual abuse and rape of very young women. One goal of the project is to raise public awareness about this problem and its role in teen pregnancy. They plan to make specific recommendations for changes in laws and policies to better deal with the problem. Their web site provides a data sheet, summarizing existing research related to the subject of this project.
http://www.abanet.org/media/mar96/teen.html
- California Potential Project Areas for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs Adolescent Pregnancy Project was established under the Department of Maternal and Child Health Program, School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. High levels of adolescent births are an important public health problem in California. During the period from 1992-1994, there were 211,279 births to teenage mothers in California. This report identifies potential project areas with high teenage birth rates in California and discusses the methods used to identify these areas. Maps and tables presenting pregnancy, birth, and socio-economic characteristics are available by region and potential project area.
http://ucdata.berkeley.edu/TCHT/
- COHIS: Teen Pregnancy and Maternal/Neonatal Health Main Menu Community Outreach Health Information System is developed and maintained by Boston University Medical Center. One of their goals is to provide health promotion and disease prevention information using the latest technology of the World-Wide-Web of the Internet, to make learning interactive. The Teen Pregnancy and Maternal & Neonatal Health Main Menu is one of the health resources they provide to reach out to Boston's adolescent and under-served communities. The main purpose is to make teens more aware of health issues by bringing them access to the COHIS system and educating them on how to use the Web. Resources related to teen pregnancy include: About Teen Pregnancy, Pregnancy & Birth Control, Pregnancy Testing & Prenatal Screening, Pregnancy & Drug Abuse, Neonatal Health & Illness, Postnatal Care, Maternal Health & Resources, Your Guide for Neonatal Care and much more.
http://web.bu.edu/COHIS/teenpreg/teenpreg.htm#aboutteenpreg
- Cyesis: The Pregnant Teens Program Cyesis, a public school program operated since 1968, serves pregnant school-aged teens throughout Kings County. This program is operated by KINGS COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. The staff consists of three full-time credentialed teachers, nursery supervisor, mental health consultant and a school nurse. Classes are currently located in Hanford and Lemoore, with a nursery for infants in Hanford and a child care facility in Lemoore. Basic education classes including Mathematics, Science, Social Science, History, English, and Physical Education are provided. Additionally, Cyesis offers classes in Female Health and Reproduction, Prenatal Care, Sewing/Crafts, and Parenting Skills.
http://kings.k12.ca.us/kcoe/altschl/cyesis.html