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Guttmacher Policy Preview

"Key Questions for Consideration as a New Federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative is Implemented"

This article addresses the details and potential effectiveness of the current administration's adolescent health initiative, which marked a major shift from the abstinence-only-until-marriage focus from previous years.

Report

MEDIA RELATED TO SEX EDUCATION

“In Search of a Solution to Teen Pregnancy” by Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald

Sex Education and Teen Pregnancy by ABC News

MISSISSIPPI LAW

"Sex and Abstinence Education" (Mississippi Code of 1972: Title 37, Chapter 13, Sections 171, 173, 175)

• To find the language, try the following:
  • Go to http://michie.com/mississippi/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=.
  • Click on Mississippi Code of 1972.
  • Select Title 37: Education.
  • Choose Chapter 13: Curriculum: School Year and Attendance.
  • Select Sex and Abstinence Education.  You will see the relevant sections on the left-hand side.

ADVOCATES

• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

• Sexuality Information and Education of the United States (SIECUS)

MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Healthy Youth!

American Medical Association (AMA)

• Report from the Council on Science and Public Health, approved at the 2009 AMA Annual Conference

Office of Adolescent Health, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Office of Healthy Schools, Mississippi Department of Education (MDE)

EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA

The following programs were reviewed by Mathematica Policy Research on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and have been proven to reduce risky behaviors which lead to teen pregnancy and the contraction of sexually transmitted infections.

• Information about the program review process

Elementary School Programs

Raising Healthy Children (Seattle Social Development Project)

Middle School Programs

Draw the Line/Respect the Line

It's Your Game: Keep it Real

Making a Difference!

High Schools

Becoming a Responsible Teen (BART)

Reducing the Risk

WOMEN'S FUND of MISSISSIPPI: 2011 MISSISSIPPI TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION SUMMIT

The Women's Fund of Mississippi hosted this summit on December 8, 2011 at the Jackson Convention Center.  Below is a link to their website, where you can download all of the materials presented at the summit.  

Presentations and Resources from the Mississippi Teen Pregnancy Prevention Summit