Overview of State Policies Related to Adolescent Parenthood. A Report of the Adolescent Parenthood Project.

Autor/inn/en	Alexander, Sharon J.; und weitere
Institution	National Association of State Boards of Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	Overview of State Policies Related to Adolescent Parenthood. A Report of the Adolescent Parenthood Project.
Quelle	(1980), (303 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Agency Cooperation; Elementary Secondary Education; Family Planning; Federal Programs; Financial Support; Health Services; Parenthood Education; Parents; Pregnant Students; Public Policy; Sex Education; Social Services; State Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familienplanung; Finanzielle Förderung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Elternbildung; Eltern; Studium mit Kind; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	To help state policy makers and program developers, researchers gathered information on government policies regarding adolescent pregnancy and parenthood. Data were compiled through a questionnaire survey of health, education, and social service agencies in the federal government and all 50 states. The report describes federal programs relevant to pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents, including food supplements, mother and child health services, family planning, and Medicaid. A sixty-page table summarizes all the states' policies and programs concerning adolescent pregnancy or parenthood in seven areas, comprising the policies' legal frameworks; interagency cooperation within states; funding sources; state-level committees currently considering these problems; education on sex, pregnancy, and parenthood; and the issue of minors' consent for family planning services. The report also gives a state-by-state narrative description of relevant policies and programs, before concluding with recommendations for model policies on adolescent pregnancy and parenthood. Among the researchers' findings are that there is increasing recognition of adolescent pregnancy and parenthood as a problem, but that most states lack adequate data, funds, and interagency coordination to handle it. Appended are a copy of the survey questionnaire and a list of key contact persons the survey used. (Author/RW)
Anmerkungen	National Association of State Boards of Education, 444 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 526, Washington, DC 20001 ($15.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC