Listed below are Healthy Teen Network resources relevant to working with young people who are pregnant or parenting.

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Bricks, Mortar, and Community: The Foundations of Supportive Housing for Pregnant & Parenting Teens

June 19, 2012

Healthy Teen Network and Child Trends developed two resources on the core components of supportive housing—a resource defining and detailing what the core components include and a  report on findings from the field based on a national survey, phone interviews, and case studies. This blog post summarizes key points from these resources. Supportive Housing is…

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Seeking Validation: A Former Teen Parent’s Journey

January 10, 2012

Guest Blog Post by Todaé Charles Growing up as a teen parent, I was fearful. I had my four children when I was 13, 15, 17, and 19 years old. Because I was so young, I thought people would try to take my children away from me. As I grew up and raised my family,…

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Advocacy for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Foster Care

October 10, 2008

Healthy Teen Network and the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law collaborated to provide answers to some common questions practitioners face when advocating for pregnant and parenting teens in foster care. The answers can be helpful in your advocacy efforts.

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Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers

May 5, 2004

This report by Lorraine Klerman, DrPH, summarizes what is known about additional births to teen mothers, the dimensions of the problem, the factors that seem to increase the chances of such births occurring to teen mothers, their consequences, and the potential for prevention. The primary focus of the 49-page report is a critical review and…

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