Adolescent childbearing is a major concern because of the associated negative health, social, and economic consequences. To determine whether teenagers are using organized family services to prevent unwanted pregnancies, the National Reporting System for Family Planning Services began in 1972 to collect information on family planning clinic…

Teenagers' utilization of family planning services is of major concern in view of the estimated 4.1 million adolescent females at risk, defined as fertile, sexually active teenagers who are not pregnant and who are not seeking to become pregnant. To obtain information regarding teenagers' use of medical family planning services in clinical…

The Draper Fund was established within the Population Crisis Committee (PCC) in 1975. Contributions to the fund are used by the PCC to encourage and expand those activities which promise the greatest impact in slowing world population growth. Seven papers written around that theme are included in this report: "The Crucial Role of the Private…

This paper provides an overview of Federal programs related to teenage pregnancy. Primary prevention and ameliorative services are explained to assist fund raisers, counselors, and policymakers in developing appropriate programs. Information is given about legislative background, purpose, eligibility, and disbursement. Programs which provide…

Faced with tight budgets and important changes in welfare policies, few States and local agencies have been able to focus on teenage mothers and their special needs. Yet their needs are different from those of older mothers, and their potential for long-term welfare dependency is high. This paper briefly describes some of the policies, programs,…

Identifies an epistemological bias in current psychological research in family planning and population change that contributes to its lack of relevance in providing solutions to problems: population psychologists simply must get on with the business of effecting changes in problem behaviors. (Author/JM)

This paper reviews some of the current research findings on fertility among adolescents which indicate that illegitimacy may be becoming increasingly concentrated in the teenage years, and considers the implications of this phenomenon for mothers, children and society. The relationship of the changing sexual activity of American teenagers, the…

This publication is a catalogue of document descriptions that may be of use to national family planning/population organizations. The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Cooperative Information Service (ICIS) has developed this quarterly series as a service to population documentation centers so that these centers can acquire the…

In l970, the Board of Directors at Planned Parenthood at Alameda-San Francisco in California recognized the need for broader sex education programs for young people by giving top priority to community education as well as to clinic services. One of the stated educational objectives became encouraging and assisting school districts to develop…

Reviews theory and research on two issues which may be of concern to population planners: (1) are there likely to be shifts to the zero and one-child family; and (2) do children in single and two-child families differ from one another and from members of larger families in terms of psychological characteristics? (Author/JM)

After looking at the results of some family planning programs, the contributions and shortcomings of social science research relevant to family planning is discussed, plus its future role and its acceptance in developing countries. (Author/ND)

This annotated bibliography focuses on the subject of voluntary childlessness. The first section lists studies, papers, and dissertations completed after 1970 that examine individuals who have chosen to remain childless and the psychological and social implications of their decision. Another section highlights comparing childless couples to those…

Very common among young people is the attitude that sex should be absolutely spontaneous. Taking precautions in advance of intercourse is cold, calculating and unromantic. Some teenagers regard themselves as invulnerable; only other girls get pregnant. These and other attitudes surrounding teenage pregnancies are explored in this unit, which…

Bibliographic entries are classified into nine categories: (1) General Reference; (2) International Planned Parenthood Federation; (3) Family Planning; (4) Bio-Medical Research; (5) Social Sciences Related to Family Planning; (6) Education and Training; (7) Information and Communication; (8) International Organizations and Conferences; and (9)…

The major sections of these conference proceedings are (1) what's new worldwide in population information activities; (2) management and libraries; (3) the Select Committee on Population; (4) workshop reports; (5) contributed papers; (6) APLIC-PAA (Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers-Population Association…