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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Laura J. Flinchbaugh, MPH, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, US DHHS, DKDE, Rockwall II, Suite 1075, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301/443-4564, lflinchb@samhsa.gov
Pregnant and parenting teenaged girls vary in terms of their service needs and their ability to fulfill those needs. Factors such as the age of the teen mother, maternal and child health, and available emotional and instrumental support influence whether services are needed and utilized. The CSAP Parenting Adolescents project assessed 1856 pregnant and parenting teens at four time points over 18 months. The study included participants randomly assigned to treatment or control groups at 10 diverse teen parenting programs across the country. Teens showed differences in indicators of need such as the numbers of unmet service needs, adequacy of childcare help, and ability to negotiate the public assistance system. Program outcomes were analyzed for the pooled data and for each site separately using repeated measures MANOVAs and effect size analyses. The areas of service need identified will be discussed in terms of the characteristics of programs that best met those needs by the 18-month time point.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session the participants will be able to
Keywords: Pregnancy, Adolescents
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.