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Bridging Two Worlds: How Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Can Better Serve Latino Youth (2006)
Although teen pregnancy and birth rates have declined in the Latino community, they have not declined nearly as rapidly as they have among other racial/ethnic groups. This report summarizes research, provides guidance on effective programs for Latino youth, provides advice from those working with Latino teens, as well as the advice of Latino teens themselves. (Available in Spanish as Un puente entre dos mundos.)
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Briefly - Policy Brief: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy (2008)
Teen pregnancy rates in the United States have declined substantially since the early 1990s among all racial and ethnic groups. Even so, there have been real disparities in that progress. All of which suggests that our nation cannot afford to become complacent in its efforts to reduce the high level of teen pregnancy, which has serious consequences for child and family well-being. We must concentrate additional efforts to support various racial and ethnic communities that are disproportionately affected by early pregnancy and parenthood.
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The DCR Report: Data, Charts, Research (2008, 2009)
The DCR Report (Data, Charts, Research) provides in depth answers to some critical questions about teen and unplanned pregnancy. New sections with be added to the Report from time to time and readers are encouraged to check back often on this ever-evolving set of data. Certain specific pages within each chapter deal with race and ethnicity.
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Del corazón de los jóvenes: What Latino teens are saying about love and relationships (2008)
Rarely are teens themselves asked to share their thoughts and beliefs about issues that affect them. Del corazón de los jóvenes—which in English roughly translates to “youth speak from the heart”—gives both teens and parents a snapshot of what Latino teens themselves say about relationships. This document is based on findings from a nationally-representative survey of Latino teens and adults, focus groups with Latino teens, and research previously published by The National Campaign.
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Faith, Hope, and Love: How Latino Faith Communities Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy (2005)
Created in partnership with a distinguished group of advisors, this guide provides faith leaders serving Latino families ideas to help young people avoid too-early pregnancy and parenthood. (Available in Spanish as Fe, Esperanza y Amor: Cómo pueden las comunidades religiosas latinas ayudar a prevenir el embarazo entre los adolescents.)
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Faith Matters: How African-American Faith Communities Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy (2004)
To highlight the strong connection between faith and preventing teen pregnancy, The National Campaign and the National Coalition of Pastors’ Spouses have developed a guide, Faith Matters: How African-American Faith Communities Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Religious organizations, faith leaders, youth ministers, and pastors’ spouses are in a unique and powerful position to make a difference in preventing teen pregnancy. The guide for African-American faith communities provides practical tips to help young people navigate the difficult issues of love, sex, and relationships and avoid too-early pregnancy and parenthood.
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Fast Facts: African-American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
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Fast Facts: Asian-American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
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Fast Facts: Latina Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
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Fast Facts: Minority Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)*
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Fast Facts: Native American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
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How Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Can Better Serve Latino Youth
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It All Starts At Home: Hispanic Parents Speak Out on Preventing Teen Pregnancy (2000)
In an effort to better understand what Hispanic parents think about teen pregnancy and how to prevent it, The National Campaign conducted a series of focus groups in 2000 with Hispanic parents nationwide. The results are reported in It All Starts at Home.
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Latina Teen Pregnancy and Birth Rates by State (2009)**
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Latina Teen Pregnancy and Educational Attainment (2007)**
Teen childbearing is closely linked with high school completion; teens who have a child are less likely to complete high school and college than those who delay childbearing until at least age 20. It is also the case that teens who drop out of school are at increased risk for early pregnancy. Not surprisingly, they are also more likely to be unemployed and to earn less than their peers who stay in school. Early childbearing and parenting not only increase the likelihood that mothers will be poor but also that their children will live in poverty and start school at a disadvantage.
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Latino Initiative Webpage
The Latino teen birth and pregnancy rates are almost twice the national average and have declined about half as fast as the national rates. At present, The National Campaign estimates that 53% of Latinas will become pregnant at least once by age 20 - compared to 3 in 10 nationally. For these reasons and others, The National Campaign’s Latino Initiative continues to focus on helping the Latino community in its efforts to reduce continued high rates of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing.
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Latino Teen Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use (2008)**
Over the past decade, teens in the United States have significantly changed their sexual behavior and patterns of contraceptive use. However, since the teen pregnancy rate among Latinas is not decreasing as quickly as the overall national rate—more than half of all Latina girls experience a pregnancy before they turn 20—it is important to explore the sexual behavior and contraceptive use patterns of Latinos.
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Nationwide Trends for Latina Teen Birth Rates (2009)**
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An Overview of Latina Teen Pregnancy (2008)**
The United States has made great strides in reducing teen pregnancy and childbearing, but the success has been neither even nor uniform. Too many teens are still becoming parents, and nowhere is the problem more acute than in the Latino community.
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Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sex in Latino Families: A Guide for Practitioners (2008)
By Vincent Guillamo-Ramos, Ph.D., LCSW and Alida Bouris, MSW
This publication not only assesses available information of parent-teen communication in Latino families, but also pinpoints the research findings that are most useful to practitioners. In addition, the publication gives communication tips for Latino parents in both English and Spanish.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy: A Capitol Hill Briefing
July 10, 2008
On Thursday, July 10th, The National Campaign hosted a briefing on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy in conjunction with the CBC Health Braintrust, the CAPAC Health Task Force, the CHC Task Force on Health and Environment, the Congressional Hispanic Conference, and the Native American Caucus.
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Relationships in the Latino Community (2008)**
Focusing on relationships is an important part of any effort to reduce teen pregnancy and to strengthen families and communities. By shedding some light on how Latino teens view relationships and by offering some possible characteristics of relationships shared among members of the Latino community, it is our hope that practitioners will gain a deeper understanding of Latino teens and how they can better serve them.
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Science Says #32: Effective and Promising Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latino Youth (2007)
This research brief details six programs that have been shown through careful evaluation to either delay sex, improve contraceptive use, and/or reduce teen pregnancy. Some of the programs were designed specifically for Latino teens and some were not; those that were not designed specifically for Latinos included Latino teens as part of the program evaluation or were found to be particularly effective among Latino teens.
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Science Says #35: Acculturation and Sexual Behavior Among Latino Youth (2008)
This Science Says issue brief explores acculturation and country of origin in greater detail. Measures of acculturation have specifically been defined as generation status and language for purposes of this research brief.
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Science Says #39: American Indian/ Alaska Native Youth and Teen Pregnancy Prevention (2009)
This Science Says research brief focuses on teen childbearing among Native American youth in the United States and includes information about sexual and contraceptive behavior, attitudes about sex and reproductive health, and information about potential programs for this population.
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Teen Pregnancy in the Latino Community: A Capitol Hill Briefing
May 19, 2009
On May 19th, the Latino Leaders Network Issue Hour held a panel discussion with issue experts on “Teen Pregnancy in the Latino Community.” The Issue Hour highlighted a poll commissioned by The National Campaign and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) that examines differences and similarities among key subgroups within the Latino community about teen pregnancy.
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Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States (2007)
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Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing among Black Teens in the United States (2007)
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Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing among Native Americans in the United States (2007)
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Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing among Non-Hispanic White Teens in the United States (2007)
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Thinking About Our Future: Latino Teens Speak Out about Teen Pregnancy (2009)
When it comes to relationships, sex, contraception, and teen pregnancy, teens are seldom asked to offer their own thoughts and advice. Many Latino teens say they rarely see or hear themselves in messages and materials designed to prevent teen pregnancy. Thinking About Our Future—a pamphlet created by The National Campaign in partnership with the Pathways/Senderos Center, puts the voice of Latino teens front and center. The pamphlet is intended to provide insight into what Latino youth are saying about teen pregnancy and related issues and highlights the ideas and experiences of Latino teens enrolled in the Pathways/Senderos Center.
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This Is My Reality: The Price of Sex. An Inside Look at Black Urban Youth Sexuality and the Role of the Media (2004)
For many low-income Black urban youth, sex is seen as little more than a transaction and mainstream messages about sex, love, and relationships are having little impact in the inner city, according to a report from Motivational Educational Entertainment Productions (MEE). The extraordinarily frank report summarizes findings from 40 focus groups conducted in ten cities in 2002, and offers many sobering insights from low-income Black youth on their views about sex, relationships, marriage, pregnancy, and parenthood.
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Toward a Common Future: Latino Teens and Adults Speak Out About Teen Pregnancy (2009)
Given the high rates of Latina teen pregnancy and the incredible diversity of the Latino community, many researchers and service providers have identified a need for more specific information on the many subgroups that compose the Latino population to better address the needs of the community. For this and other reasons, The National Campaign and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) commissioned this nationally representative survey of Latino youth and adults.
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Voices Heard: Latino Adults and Teens Speak Up About Teen Pregnancy - Full Report (2007)
Teen pregnancy and birth rates among all teens have declined by about one-third since the early 1990s. Even so, the Latino teen pregnancy rate is almost twice the national average and has declined about half as fast as the national rate according to a summary analysis prepared by The National Campaign.
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Voices Heard: Highlights from National Polling Data on Latino Sexual Behavior - Fact Sheet (2008)*
Teen pregnancy and birth rates among all teens have declined by about one-third since the early 1990s. Even so, the Latino teen pregnancy rate is almost twice the national average and has declined about half as fast as the national rate according to a summary analysis prepared by The National Campaign.
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What Research Tells Us About Latino Parenting Practices and their Relationship to Youth Sexual Behavior (2008)
By Michele Allen, MD, MS, Maria Veronica Svetaz, MD, MPH, Rachel Hardeman, MPH, and Michael D. Resnick, Ph.D.
This second research review examining Latino parent-teen communication describes research assessing the ways that Latino parents’ values, beliefs, and parenting practices shape their adolescent children’s sexual behaviors.
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