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The Odyssey Years: Preventing Teen Pregnancy Among Older Teens

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Author and Contributors:
Publisher: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (2010)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Teens
Content Type: Programming Resource
Audience: Professionals, Educators & Program Staff
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: teen pregnancy prevention, college students, older youth
Description: Pregnancy rates for teens ages 18-19, a population increasingly served by community colleges, are more than three times the rate for younger teens. In fact, about two-thirds of all teen pregnancies and births are to older teens. Why might this be and what can be done to help? This report from The National Campaign explores these questions by providing data on older teens, exposing commonly-held myths about older teens, and provides real-world examples of how groups are reaching these young adults.
Media Type: HTML
Resource Listed: November 29, 2010
Resource Last Updated: November 29, 2010
Language: EN

Categories:

Teens: Risk Behaviors and Crisis: Teen Pregnancy