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Strengthening Young Mothers: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Pilot Support Group Program

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Dickinson, Pauline; Joe, Tara – Youth Studies Australia, 2010

The Young Mothers Support Group program was designed to engage pregnant teens and young mothers in a youth-driven program tailored to meet their identified needs. Central to the success of the program were the premises that young women would engage in healthy relationships with adults and peers within the program, and were able to actively…

Descriptors: Mothers, Early Parenthood, Program Content, Adolescents

The Transition of Intellectually Handicapped Adolescents from School to Adult Living, Work and Postsecondary Education: A Recent New Zealand Study.

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Westwood, R. W.; Mitchell, D. R. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1988

A study of 60 New Zealand high-school students and young adults with moderate mental retardation evaluated current transitional arrangements; related policies, practices, and attitudes; and typical outcomes for students/graduates. Of special focus are the importance of family involvement, support groups, education, postschool vocational training,…

Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Family Involvement, Foreign Countries, High Schools