Effective Social Programs for Young People Today

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This paper provides a summary of the relevant literature to identify a best practices approach to a wide range of social issues confronting the nation's youth today, including pregnancies, drugs and alcohol, relationships, education and more.

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"The multiple personal and social implications related to teen pregnancies are well documented. Babies born to teen mothers are at increased risk of developing physical, social, and cognitive problems and deficiencies. Teenage mothers do not acquire as much education as teens who delay childbearing; therefore, they are less likely to find stable employment and more likely to rely on public assistance, thus perpetuating the cycle of poverty. In fact, one half of teen mothers go on welfare within a year, and 77% within five years (Moore & Rodriguez 1995). Despite what teens may hear about the effectiveness of one birth control method over another, experience has shown time and again that the only absolutely 100 percent, sure-fire method of avoiding unwanted pregnancies is to abstain from sexual intercourse - that is the bottom-line."

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