Proceedings of a conference on adolescent pregnancy are presented in this document. Eunice Kennedy Shriver's opening address, in which she urged the building of "communities of caring" is summarized, as is the address by Gina C. Adams who discussed recent findings on the topic of adolescent pregnancy. Several programs developed to…

During a symposium on adolescent pregnancy, medical and education personnel presented an overview of the problem and its causes, a description of solutions currently in practice throughout the country, analysis of the state of research in the field of prevention, and a look at the government's role. Addressed in this transcipt of the symposium are…