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Science Says: The Sexual Attitudes and Behaviour of Male Teens
This fact sheet provides information on male teenagers' attitudes towards sexual activity, use of contraception, pregnancy and fatherhood.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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October 01, 2003
"Abstinence unless Married" Education
This report looks at the abstinence-unless-married education provisions set out in the 1996 reform of the federal welfare law in the United States.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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July 01, 1998
Paternal age and adverse birth outcomes: teenager or 40 +, who is at risk?
This study concludes that infants fathered by teenagers are at an increased risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age, neonatal paternal mortality and post-neonatal mortality.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Oxford University Press, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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February 6, 2008
When Teen Have Sex: Issues and Trends
This report provides statistical information pertaining to teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates in the United States from 1991 to 1996.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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January 01, 1999
Sexuality, Poverty, and the Inner City
This document contains two papers on poverty and sexuality in the inner-city and focuses on teenage sexual relationships and pregnancies, and the impact of increasing numbers of unwed mothers on the welfare system.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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1994
The Education and Labor Market Outcomes of Adolescent Fathers
This paper looks at the long-term outcomes for men who were teen fathers and finds that they generally have lower levels of education and overall earnings.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1993
An Evaluation of California’s Adolescent Sibling Pregnancy Prevention Program
In this article the authors provide evidence of the effectiveness of a program designed to prevent pregnancy among the siblings of teen parents, a group found to be at an exceptionally high risk of adolescent pregnancy.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 2003
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood: Recent Evidence and Future Directions
This paper gives an overview of trends in teenage pregnancy and birth rates, and of recent research relating to adolescent sexual activity, pregnancy, and parenthood.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
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October 1997
Parent Power: what Parents Need to Know and Do to Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
This survey of 12-19 year olds in the United States revealed that while parents think teens' friends are the biggest influence over teen sexual behaviour, teens say that parents have the most sway over their sexual decisions.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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September 30, 2003
No Minor Matter: Developing a Coherent Policy on Paternity Establishment for Children Born to Underage Parents
This report discusses the importance of being able to establish paternity for children born to unmarried parents and examines the particular challenges faced when the father is a minor.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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March 01, 2004
Predicting Early Fatherhood and Whether Young Fathers Live with Their Children: Prospective Findings and Policy Reconsiderations
This paper addresses the occurrence of fatherhood and looks specifically at the characteristics of young and/or absentee fathers.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 2001
Teen Parent Provisions in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
This paper examines the regulations, provisions, and purposes of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, otherwise known as the Welfare Reform Act of 1996.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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November 01, 1996
Risk and Resilience in Six- and Ten-Year-Old Children
This study uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to create an “index of adversity” to enable researchers to identify children whose development is most at risk due to various stress factors in their lives.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
The Role of Psychological Factors
This paper looks at the psychological factors that contribute to teenage pregnancy and parenthood.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The Welfare Reform Academy
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March 06, 1998
Consistency of Self-Reports of Sexual Activity Among Young Adolescents in Jamaica
This article examines self-report data in regard to adolescent sexual activity in Jamaica, and finds that this method of data collection results in inconsistent reporting, especially among boys.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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March 2000
Young Adult Fertility and the Intendedness of Births
This paper discusses the antecedents and consequences of unintended adolescent pregnancies for both men and women.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
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2002
Sex and Drugs
This report provides facts for teens and parents about drug use and sex.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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January 2003
Bay Area Fatherhood Initiatives: Policymaker and Practitioner Perspectives on Integrating Fathering Efforts
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF), University of Pennsylvania
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2003
Adolescent Fatherhood
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Social Backgrounds and Post-Birth Experiences of Young Parents
This paper examines the social, economic and educational backgrounds of adolescents who become parents, as well as their experiences of parenthood, marriage, and cohabitation later in life.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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July 01, 1995
Characteristics and Antecedents of Involvement by Young, Unmarried Fathers
This report provides information about men who become fathers at a young age, and discusses factors that affect their level of involvement with the mother and child.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 01, 2002
Teenagers and Welfare Reform
This paper looks at the 1996 Welfare Reform Act as it relates to teenagers.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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The Urban Institute
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June 15, 2003
How Old Are U.S. Fathers?
The article discusses the available statistics as well as the complications in measuring the average age of fathers in the United States.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Alan Guttmacher Institute
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August 01, 1995
Better Child Support Enforcement: Can it Reduce Teenage Premarital Childbearing?
This study finds that states which have strict child support enforcements have fewer teenage births.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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October 01, 1999
Child Support Enforcement for Teenage Fathers: Problems and Prospects
This paper discusses the impact and likelihood of parental absence and failure to provide child support among teenage fathers.
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Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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February 01, 1994
Family Portrait (2003 Version)
This book contains a compilation of information on various family-related issues such as marriage, adoption, cohabitation, divorce, unmarried childbearing, childcare, stepfamilies, and teen issues.
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Category:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
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Family Research Council
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August 01, 2002
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