The Critical Link: Preventing Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
April 2010
APHSA Policy & Practice
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Preventing Teen Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care
April 2010
APHSA Policy & Practice
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...and the Judges Say
April 2010
APHSA Policy & Practice
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A Conversation About Teen Pregnancy
Sarah Brown and Judge Jeri Cohen
Juvenile and Family Justice Today (Fall 2009)
Fostering Connections:
Improving Access to Sexual Health Education
We thought you may be interested in a document created by our Virginia State Team that outlines policy recommendations for youth in out-of-home care at the state level in Virginia.
Virginia Roundtable on
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
for Youth in Foster Care
Nuturing Young Mothers: High Pregnancy Rates of Foster Teenagers Shows Growing Needs
September 21, 2006
Chicago Tribune
Teen Pregnancy in the Courtroom
Paula Parker-Sawyers
APSHA Policy & Practice (October 2009)
Teen Pregnancy: Reaching Epidemic Levels in Foster Care
July 22, 2009
Time magazine
Two New Funding Announcements: State Personal Responsibility Education Program
and
Title V State Abstinence Education Grant Program
August 9, 2010
The National Campaign and the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators (NAPCWA), an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association, co-sponsored a webinar focused on the opportunities to address the needs of youth in foster care through the recently announced PREP and Abstinence Education funding. NAPCWA members were invited to hear Bryan Samuels, Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, discuss these opportunities.
Download an MP3 recording of the webinar
Download PowerPoint slides from the webinar
More information about PREP funding
More information about Abstinence funding