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The Fog Zone: How Misperceptions, Magical Thinking, and Ambivalence Put Young Adults at Risk for Unplanned Pregnancy (2009)
This research is based on a nationally representative survey of 1,800 unmarried young adults aged 18-29 and is the first of its kind to focus in depth on the attitudes and behavior of unmarried young adults--both men and women-- regarding pregnancy planning, contraception, and related issues.
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Getting Started at Community Colleges: Reducing Unplanned Pregnancy and Strengthening Academic Achievement (2009)
Even if preventing unplanned pregnancy has not been on your school’s radar screen, we encourage community colleges to start directly addressing unplanned pregnancy and building knowledge, experience, and lessons that will help advance this work. This guide takes community college practitioners through 10 key steps for starting an effective unplanned pregnancy prevention program in their school.
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The Changing Twenties (2007)
Is being in one's 20s at present different in important ways from previous decades? Find out in The Changing Twenties by William A. Galston, Ph.D.
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Magical Thinking: Young Adults’ Attitudes and Beliefs About Sex, Contraception, and Unplanned Pregnancy - Results from a Public Opinion Survey (2008)
Given the high rate of unplanned pregnancy among young adults, The National Campaign and Self magazine are pleased to present the results of a public opinion survey of young adults (ages 18-29) on relationships, sex, fertility, contraception, and unplanned pregnancy. It is our fondest hope that the results presented here will shed some light on the attitudes young adults have toward these important topics.
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Related Resources:
- Single, Pregnant, and Panicked: from Self magazine (March 2009)
- What's Your Birth Control IQ? a Quiz from Self magazine
- What's Your Birth Control IQ? answer key
Fact Sheets
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy and Community Colleges
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy: What Community Colleges Can Do
Video & Discussion Guides
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Unplanned Pregnancy and Community Colleges
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What 20-Somethings Are Saying About Unplanned Pregnancy
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Planning Your Future – A Discussion about Sex, Pregnancy and Parenthood |
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Articles and Other Resources
A baby changes everything: The true cost of teen pregnancy’s uptick
MSNBC.com (February 19, 2010)
70% of College-Aged Pregnancies Unplanned
The Daily Texan (December 3, 2009)
A Different Kind of Pregnant Student
Inside Higher Ed (November 25, 2009)
Improving Community College Student Success by Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy - A Capitol Hill Briefing
November 17, 2009
The National Campaign and Child Trends, along with honorary co-hosts Representatives Michael Castle (R-DE), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Tim Ryan (D-OH), hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill on November 17, 2009. David Baime, Vice President for Government Affairs at The American Association of Community Colleges and Andrea Kane, Senior Director of Policy and Partnerships at The National Campaign moderated the discussion, which included brief remarks from Representatives Castle and DeLauro, a short presentation of preliminary findings from qualitative research with community college students in Maryland, and officials from three colleges who discussed the innovative steps they are taking to address unplanned pregnancy among community college students.
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Title VI of H.R. 3312: Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy Among Community College Students
The National Campaign has long believed that reducing conflict and respecting a range of deeply held opinions is essential to making progress on the important issue of reducing both teen and unintended/unplanned pregnancy. The Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act (H.R. 3312), authored by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), is an important example of this reasonable, inclusive perspective.
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Read a letter supporting the provision from the American Association of Community Colleges
Read a letter supporting the provision from the Health Services Association of California Community Colleges
For more about the Bill visit the Funding for Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention Programs page
Population Left Behind: An assessment of sexual health information and services provided by South Carolina colleges and universities
In an effort to increase outreach to older teens (ages 18-19), the SC Campaign surveyed colleges and universities throughout the state to determine what types of sexual health information and services the schools provide. The report includes a foreword from The National Campaign’s Sarah Brown and Andrea Kane, findings, and recommendations.
Behind the Boom in Adult Single Motherhood
Time online (March 20, 2009)
Focus Group Summaries
Over the past several months, The National Campaign has been working with Ogilvy and Mather and TRU through focus groups to learn what women and men in their twenties think about unwanted pregnancy and related issues. Here are some toplines from 16 separate focus groups.
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Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy in Community Colleges
View a summary of the awards made from this grant
Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention Effort Grows
A brief article in the Community College Times written by Mary Ellen Duncan, president emeritus of Howard
Community College (Maryland).
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