Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood: Effective Policy and Practice [Paperback]

Introduction 1. Variation in teenage conception rates 2. Reducing rates of teenage conceptions 3. Englands teenage pregnancy strategy: rationale, development and first phase implementation. (1999-2005) 4. The second phase of implementation: reviewing, redoubling efforts and reaching the target (2005-2018) 5. What happened next: a national and local perspective (2018-2024) 6. Translating evidence into action: continuing to embed the ten key factors for an effective strategy in a new and resource poor landscape 7. Improving the lives of young parents: developments and challenges since 2018 8. Adolescent childbearing globally: tangible progress made, but much more to be done  developments since 2018

What happened next? This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the end of the UK Governments highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which reduced the under-18 pregnancy rate by well over 50%.

What happened next? This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the end of the UK Governments highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which contributed to reducing the under-18 pregnancy rate by well over 50%.

Alison Hadley, together with Roger Ingham, Joanna Nichols and Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, summarise the latest research in the field, review the work of a wide range of local authorities, and provide insight from interviews with practitioners who are at the sharp end of delivering services both for young people seeking to prevent early pregnancy and for young parents. Providing a comprehensive overview of the original project, the book captures and shares the lessons from the TPS, documents the details of implementing a long-term strategy with its innovative approach to policy issues, and considers the implicatlC)