Teen Parent Programs

A number of national organizations provide excellent general research on teen parenting and on the affects of federal policies on teen parents and their children.

Click on the links below for reports on programming, policy, and program implementation.

• Center for Assessment and Policy Development. Scroll to "Related Publications."
• Center for Law and Social Policy. Be sure to browse publications from past years.
• Cal-SAFE Program. Click here to see the evaluation results of a program for pregnant and parenting teens in California.

Several reports are available on the subject of preventing repeat births to teen mothers. Teen parenting presents a host of challenges to parent and child alike; experiencing a second birth as a teen increases those challenges exponentially. Preventing repeat pregnancies is clearly a critical goal in any teen parent program.

Click on the links below to learn more about what research shows about preventing repeat teen pregnancies.

• One Out of Every Five: Teen Mothers and Subsequent Childbearing Click on Publications from 1998.
• Reviving Interest in Policies and Programs to Help Teens Prevent Repeat Births
• Repeat Births to Teenagers Carry High Individual and Societal Costs

Learn how you can advocate for quality teen pregnancy and parenting programs in Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
105 Chauncy Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
617.482.9122 Main, 617.482.9129 Fax