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Levitt-Merin, Marta; Sutter, Sharon Kingdon – 1983
This final report provides a descriptive overview of three approaches which the Hawaii Demonstration Project initiated to reduce unintended teenage pregnancies. Project evaluation findings are summarized; both qualitative and quantitative data are presented for a comprehensive picture of the project and its input. Project limitations and successes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Family Planning, Pregnancy
Peer reviewedNath, Pamela S.; And Others – Family Relations, 1991
Presents model of adolescent parenting, emphasizing multiple influences that social support has on maternal personality, health and nutritional status, cognitive readiness for parenting, and actual parenting behavior and child development. Concludes life span perspective is useful in evaluating teenage mother's social support needs and individual…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Models, Mothers
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1980
The report of the World Health Organization working group which met in February, 1979, to consider issues in detection of handicap in children contains sections on major problems, early detection programs, approaches, administrative issues, personnel, research, conclusions, and recommendations. Major problems include the definition of handicap and…
Descriptors: Administration, Children, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKirby, Douglas – Journal of School Health, 1999
Examines progress in the research on adolescent sexual behavior and pregnancy over the past 20 years, discussing advances in research methodology in five areas, advances in understanding teen pregnancy and finding solutions to problems in five areas, and two new research-based pillars for pregnancy prevention (sex- and HIV-education programs and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Contraception, Early Parenthood
Ooms, Theodora; Herendeen, Lisa – 1990
This report contains highlights from a seminar on teenage pregnancy prevention programs. Comments by these panelists are summarized: Kristin Moore, senior research associate, Child Trends, Inc.; Dennis McBride, consultant for the Adolescent Family Life Office; Susan Newcomer, consultant for the National Institute of Child Health and Development;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Family Planning, Federal Government
Alaska Office of the Governor, Juneau. – 1988
In 1987, the Governor of Alaska's Interim Commission on Children and Youth was given two tasks: (1) to develop a plan for a first-class child care system for working parents statewide that is workable, fair and sensibly integrates with the public schools; and (2) to produce a comprehensive plan to combat the problems facing Alaskans so they are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Day Care, Dropouts, Drug Abuse
Weissberg, Roger P.; Kuster, Carol Bartels – 1997
This opening chapter provides an overview of the book. Chapter 2 of the book summarizes current data for problem behaviors among adolescents across five areas including: (1) substance abuse; (2) sexual behavior; (3) delinquency and violence; (4) depression and suicidal ideation; and (5) school failure. Next, chapter 3 addresses the efforts to stem…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accident Prevention, Adolescents, Behavior Problems
