Topics: Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Abstinence Education

A young couple walking with their friends.Preventing adolescent pregnancy means more than keeping youth from having children. Successful pregnancy prevention efforts promote healthy adolescent development in general by stressing self-worth, goal fulfillment and personal values. The Family and Youth Services Bureau supports evidence-based adolescent pregnancy prevention and adulthood education through the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, or APP. NCFY offers resources on preventing adolescent pregnancy and empowering young people to make good choices.

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NCFY Recommends: Making Health Clinic Visits Less Scary for Youth
February 16, 2012
Going to a clinic or getting tested for sexually transmitted infections can be scary for young people, especially if they don't know what to expect. To help youth get over the hurdle of fear, a group of youth in New York City has produced several videos that encourage their peers to take care of their sexual health. Part of a series written by and starring members of Community Healthcare...
adolescent health and sexuality, NCFY Recommends, video, Positive Youth Development, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Abstinence Education

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Funding Opportunities

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: Grants for Coordinated HIV Services for Women and Children
Due Date: March 16, 2012

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From organizing fundraisers to cleaning up parks, groups of young people in every city and town across the country are engaged in both national and grassroots efforts to enrich their neighborhoods...
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Voices From the Field: Karl Kallgren
January 03, 2012

Photograph of Karl Kallgren.Karl Kallgren, director of the Union City Sustained Youth Development Project, talks to NCFY about the highly personalized youth program that has helped teen pregnancy rates drop by 20 percent in this rural Pennsylvania community.

Time: 4:00 | Size: 3.7 MB | Transcript

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