The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), a key program of the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, was created to address teen pregnancy. PREP grantees design and implement…

Research shows that single-gender programs have an impact on reducing teen pregnancy, yet there are few evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs designed specifically just for men, especially young Black and Hispanic males. To address…

This policy brief highlights the evaluation of an adapted and shortened version of the Reducing the Risk teen pregnancy prevention curriculum in rural Kentucky funded by the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). The study team randomly…

Mathematica Policy Research issued three new briefs to document lessons learned from implementing the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), which educates youth on abstinence and contraception. These briefs are part of a multi-component…

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) developed a brief intended primarily for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working in the field of teen pregnancy prevention research. Most teen pregnancy prevention…

Child Trends recently released a research brief that identifies and outlines promising approaches to reduce early childbearing among Latino adolescents. This work included a review of research studies, a scan of intervention programs, focus…

This issue brief authored by Child Trends examines Second Chance Homes, a newer program model, similar to maternity group homes. They serve young, unmarried mothers who can no longer live at home with their own parent. These young women are at…

Teen pregnancy prevention efforts, specifically aimed at high-risk youth, are most effective as part of a youth development framework that addresses multiple risk factors. Positive youth development programs promote healthy development for youth…

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) teens have significantly higher teen birth rates compared to their non-Hispanic white counterparts. In fact, AI/AN teens have the third highest teen birth rate in the United States among the five major racial…