Teen Pregnancy Success Stories

In 2005, CDC funded a 5-year cooperative agreement with three national organizations, four Title X Regional Training Center, and nine state organizations to increase the capacity of local organizations to select, implement, and evaluate science-based approaches to prevent teen pregnancy, HIV, and STDs in their communities.

Colorado—Building Statewide Awareness and Local Capacity to Reduce Disparities in Teen Pregnancy, HIV, and STDs
The Colorado Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention (COAPPP) provides intensive technical assistance to youth-serving organizations to build capacity and ensure that they institutionalize and sustain science-based approaches to prevent teen pregnancy. ...learn more

Hawaii—Program Adaptation in Action
Hawaii Youth Services Network has implemented science-based teen pregnancy prevention programs in 20 public school classrooms, 2 Native Hawaiian charter schools, a residential substance abuse and mental health treatment center for youth, and in after school programs. ...learn more

Massachusetts—Addressing Disparities Through Statewide Partnerships
Since 2002, the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy (MATP) has been building the capacities of organizations and communities to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Youth in communities with some of the highest state teen birth rates are participating in programs shown to delay the initiation of sex, and to reduce sexual risk behaviors among sexually active youth ...learn more

South Carolina—Building Capacity Through Creative Partnerships and Customized Training
The South Carolina Campaign provides intensive technical assistance and training to nine local organizations including community agencies, schools, and after-school programs. More than 2,800 middle school and high school students have received science-based prevention programming through the SC Campaign’s nine local project partners ...learn more

Region 3 Family Planning Training Center (T3)—Focusing on Disadvantaged Youth and Youth in Foster Care
T3 formed the Virginia Teen Pregnancy Prevention Partnership for Youth in Foster Care, a partnership of leaders from municipal, county, and state youth-serving agencies. The primary focus of the partnership is to ensure that older adolescents who transition out of foster care will have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge that will encourage and promote healthy sexual behaviors ...learn more