TEENAGE and YOUNG ADULT PARENTS RESOURCES
These are Teenage and Young Adult Parents Resources.
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ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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Breast-feeding May Protect Bone Density in Teens
HealthScout, May 1, 2001
Care of Adolescent Parents and Their Children
Policy Statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, February 2001.
Career Education for Teen Parents
Information from the Educational Resources Information Center regarding career planning and training programs for adolescent parents.
Children Having Children
From the State of the World’s Mothers 2004 report.
Girl-Mom
Online education and support for young mothers.
Improving Outcomes for Teen Parents and Their Young Children by Strengthening School-Based Programs: Challenges, Solutions and Policy Implications
A policy paper from the Center for Assessment and Policy Development, addressing efforts to strengthen school-based programs for adolescent
parents and their children. [PDF]
Motherhood a Lonely Road for Teenagers
The Age, January 14, 2004
Moving Teenage Parents Into Self-Sufficiency: Lessons From Recent Demonstrations
Report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, September 1998.
Second Chance Homes: Providing Services for Teenage Parents and Their Children
Report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, October 2000.
Teenage Parents
A guide from Parenting SA, a service of the South Australia Department of Human Services.
Topics for Teen Parents
Fact sheets for teen parents from Ohio State University.
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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Adolescent Parent Network
MOAPPP
1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 111
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: (651) 644-1447
www.moappp.org/projects/adolescentparentnetwork.asp
Service of the Minnesota Organization for Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting.
CHILD HELP USA
15757 N. 78th Street
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
Phone: 480-922-8212
Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
www.childhelpusa.org
Crisis counseling for children and adults, nationwide referrals to services for children.
Depression After Delivery
91 East Somerset Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
Toll-free: 1-800-944-4773
www.depressionafterdelivery.com
Educating Children for Parenting
211 North 13th Street, Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 496-9780
www.ecparenting.org
The mission of ECP is to educate young people about the responsibilities of parenting and the values of caring and nurturing.
Healthy Families America
200 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 663-3520
www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org
HFA is a national program model designed to help expectant and new parents get their children off to a healthy start. Families participate voluntarily and receive home visiting and referrals from trained staff. By providing services to overburdened families, HFA fits into the continuum of services provided to families in many communities.
Portland Public Schools Teen Parent Services
2500 N.E. Everett
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 916-5858, X410
www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/teenparent/
Pregnant and Parenting Teens Program
Los Angeles Unified School District
Pupil Services Office
450 N. Grand Avenue, Room G-270
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 625-4200
www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/psa/pptp.html
Responsible Adolescent Parenting: Project R.A.P.
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
170 N. Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 543-6852
www.grass-roots.org/usa/projrap.shtml
Education, instruction, and self-esteem building for adolescent parents throughout Tennessee.
Teen and Young Parent Program
231 B Park Street
Rockland, ME 04841
Phone: (207) 594-0975
www.umaine.edu/ceskl/T&YPP.htm
Program from the University of Maine involves providing free parenting education to teen and young adult parents, home visitation and mentoring program, assistance with locating community support resources, and social events for young parents and their children.
Teen Parents/Project Dads
Children's Aid Society of Birmingham, Alabama
181 West Valley Avenue, Suite 300
Homewood, AL 35209
Phone: (205) 251-7148
www.childrensaid.org/programs.html
The Teen Parent Project is available to any first-time mother 19 or younger, and assists with learning parenting skills, and maternal health care assistance. Project Dads is a component program to assist teen fathers in becoming effective and responsible parents.
