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Getting Started at Community Colleges: Reducing Unplanned Pregnancy and Strengthening Academic Achievement
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
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
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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Fact Sheets

Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy and Community Colleges
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy: What Community Colleges Can Do


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Video & Discussion Guides

 

 

Unplanned Pregnancy and Community Colleges
This five minute video gives a brief glimpse into the lives of community college students and their feelings about unplanned pregnancy.
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What 20-Somethings Are Saying About Unplanned Pregnancy
This brief video provides interview clips with young adults on their views about sex, relationships, and unplanned pregnancy.
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Planning Your Future – A Discussion about Sex, Pregnancy and Parenthood
In October 2007, The National Campaign; Montgomery College; and the Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families cohosted a Town Hall Forum on Planning Your Future – A Discussion about Sex, Pregnancy and Parenthood. Participants and attendees included elected officials, college students, and leaders from the health care, education, non-profit, and government sectors. The purpose of the event was stimulate interest and understanding of the reasons behind  unplanned pregnancy for young adults and to explore possible remedies and solutions. 
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Articles and Other Resources

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.
Download The National Campaign’s summary of the community college provisions
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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Dedicated Web Sections

State Data and National Data Sections
The popular state and national data sections of our website has been completely re-vamped, re-designed, and re-tooled.  Individuals can now access more data than ever about sex, pregnancy, contraception and many other issues.
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Visit the National Data section

Fact Sheets on Unplanned Pregnancy
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