SAASH

• Continued Declines in US Teen Births (NCHS Data Brief 9/2016)

  The birth rate for teenagers aged 15–19 has fallen almost continuously since 1991, reaching historic lows for the nation every year since 2009 (1–4). Despite declines in all racial and ethnic groups, teen birth rates continue to vary considerably by race and ethnicity. Moreover, the U.S. teen birth rate remains higher than in other industrialized […] Read More »

• The 2016 Kids Count Data is Here!

  The KIDS COUNT Data Book is an annual publication that assesses child well-being nationally and across the 50 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Using an index of 16 indicators, the report ranks states on overall child well-being and in economic well-being, education, health and family and community. The […] Read More »

• New Strategies to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health

  A Call to Action: Developing and Strengthening New Strategies to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health Through considerable efforts and investments of resources, adolescent pregnancy and birth rates in the United States have decreased significantly over the past two decades. Nonetheless, large disparities persist for many populations of youth. Reducing unintended adolescent pregnancies is considered a “winnable […] Read More »

• Preventing Teen Pregnancy among Latinos

  This February, 2014 Child Trends Research Brief drew from studies, program evaluations, and practitioner insights to develop 8 key recommendations for consideration in future intervention efforts to prevent teen pregnancy among Latinos. Read More »

• SAASH Call to Action Resource Document

  This document outlines the state of adolescent sexual health in South Carolina Read More »

• Comprehensive Health Education Act

  A 2013 New Morning Foundation report on compliance and reproductive health education in South Carolina Read More »

• Emory Finds No Link Between HPV Vaccine and Increased Sexual Activity

  In the first study examining clinical markers of sexual activity after receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil, researchers at Emory University and Kaiser Permanente found no association between the vaccine and increase in sexual activity among girls. Read More »

• Policy Solutions for Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy

  This brief from the Center on Children and Families at Brookings reports that unintended pregnancies are disproportionately concentrated among adolescents. Read More »

• Adolescents and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants and Intrauterine Devices

  This is an opinion piece by the Committee on Adolescent Health Care of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Read More »

• Sexual Health of Young People in the US South: Challenges and Opportunities

  This March 2012 report from the Center for Demographic Research at Auburn University highlights the sexual health challenges of young people in the South and the long-term negative impact poor sexual health can have on the individual and the community. Read More »