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Kentucky Teen Pregnancy Coalition!

The mission of Kentucky Teen Pregnancy Coalition is to reduce adolescent pregnancy in kentucky by bringing individuals and organizations concerned by adolescent pregnancy, prevention and parenting.

The President's Pen

Welcome to the Kentucky Teen Pregnancy Coalition. We hope you find the information throughout our site insightful and helpful. We will work diligently to provide the most current, up-to-date information and statistics on teen pregnancy. The Kentucky Teen Pregnancy Coalition is dedicated to supporting programs and activities aimed at reducing teen pregnancy in Kentucky. Please come back and visit often. Let us know if there is information you need but cannot find on our site.
Thank you,
Maria E. Locklear KTPC President.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey :
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is conducted every two years by the Coordinated School Health Team at the Kentucky Department of Education. The YRBS is funded by the Center for Disease Control’s Division of Adolescent and School Health. The survey is given to high school students across Kentucky. For more information on the YRBS Read More...

Teen Pregnancy Data :
Kentucky ranks 25th in the nation for teen pregnancy and 14th for birth rate (Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2000). Kentucky’s teen pregnancy rate for girls 15-19 was 76 in 2000, as compared to 84 in the United States (National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2000). According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health (2004), the Kentucky birth rate for people under the age of 18 was 9.4/1000. Read More...

CONTRACEPTIVE USE :
Over 50% of unintended pregnancies occur to women who are using contraceptives during the month they become pregnant. But because the risk of unintended pregnancy in the absence of contraception is so great, 47% of unintended pregnancies occur to the very small percentage (7%) of women who are at risk but who are not using a contraceptive at all. Read More...


News
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy has developed this resource on what programs work to prevent teen pregnancy.  Click here for the full report.

Posted on : 03/27/2009
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Brief Examines Increase in Teen Births

The National Center for Health Statistics just released new data showing that the teen birth rate increased again in 2007. This is the second ...

Posted on : 03/19/2009
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Media Contest

Entries are now being accepted for the 2009 Create to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Contest.

Posted on : 03/18/2009
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Training on “Wise Guys” Curriculum Held

KTPC provided training on the “Wise Guys” curriculum on March 6, 2009 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Louisville.

Posted on : 03/11/2009
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Staying Alive 2008 Understanding Adolescents

A Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative Presented by the Stop Youth Suicide Campaign, in association with The Ridge

Posted on : 01/25/2009
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For additional information on KTPC, please contact:
Kentucky Teen Pregnancy Coalition
P.O. Box 12796 Lexington, KY 40583-2796.
e-Mail : contact@kytpc.org