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Lara Hulsey; Diletta Mittone; Katie Hunter; Asari Offiong; Mindy Scott; Lauren Murphy; Abigail Wulah – Administration for Children & Families, 2023
The proportion of teenagers engaging in sex has declined in recent decades, and rates of teen births in the United States have reached a historic low (Osterman et al., 2022). However, risky sexual activity, which can result in teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), remains a concern. To help reduce teen pregnancies and STIs…
Descriptors: Prevention, Early Parenthood, Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Graham, Anne; Fitzgerald, Robyn – Children & Society, 2011
This article argues the importance of ensuring initiatives aimed at improving children's social and emotional well-being are based on sound participatory principles. The discussion posits links between the recognition of children, dialogic approaches to participation, changing conceptualisations of children and childhood, and children's…
Descriptors: Children, Family Life, Well Being, Grief
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Friesen, John D. – Family Relations, 1983
Identifies and elaborates several programs in British Columbia which have been designed to strengthen the family. The programs are evaluated to assess their impact on family health. Some forces in education which have affected the family-school partnership are also analyzed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Life, Foreign Countries, Human Services
Clark, Melissa A.; Devaney, Barbara – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2006
"Heritage Keepers[R]" is an abstinence education program developed by Heritage Community Services of South Carolina and is among the 900-plus programs receiving federal funding under the Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Program. The "Heritage Keepers[R]" program provides a systemic approach to abstinence education…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Sexuality, Family Life, Adolescents
San Francisco Family Service Agency, CA. – 1984
This report describes and evaluates the second year (1982-83) of the Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project (TAPP) of San Francisco. The goals of this project, described in an introductory summary, are to improve maternal and child health, increase school enrollment for pregnant teenagers, increase the involvement of young fathers with their…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood, Family Involvement, Family Life Education
Whipple, Vicky – 1987
The Career Education and Training for Teen Parents Program was implemented at Kishwaukee College (Malta, Illinois) to provide educational and vocational services to teen parents (ages 14 to 21) and to establish a regional delivery system and community linkages that would integrate training, education, and support services for teen parents in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. Teaching and Learning Div. – 1992
Home economics programs are offered to students in grades 6-12 in the Des Moines INdependent Community School District (Iowa). Programs at the middle school level are exploratory, leading to occupational training in family and consumer science, child care, food service, and textile and fashion arts at the high school level. Health education…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Child Care Occupations, Competency Based Education, Consumer Science