Healthy Teen Network

When I talked with Kate Westaby a couple of weeks ago for my post about the Young Parent Collective, she suggested I also create a post about the Healthy Teen Network, which she has partnered with for Young Parent Collective programs. I’ve done research on their site for my book about teaching teen moms, justContinue reading “Healthy Teen Network”

Teen Girls and Contraception

According to the American Society for Positive Care of Children, the chances of a teen girl becoming pregnant is 90 percent within a year of being sexually active, if she’s not using birth control. The Guttmacher Institute in 2021 estimated that figure at 85 percent for all US couples who don’t use birth control. TheContinue reading “Teen Girls and Contraception”