By Avery Matney
More than 60% of young, unmarried women live in households that qualify as being in poverty. Many young mothers will go through a welfare benefit program within three years of given birth to their child. While being a teen mom, it is hard to gain a successful education. This affects their ability to provide later in life. Teen mothers are found to not finish high school or likely to not complete college. In the past two decades, income for college graduates has risen 19% while the income for those who dropped out of high school has decreased by 29%. Young women dealing with teen pregnancy is difficult, but 1 in 5 teen men will go on to marry the mother of their children. It is essential for child support to be provided to maintain a household for all. Link to website used: https://vittana.org/teen-pregnancy-and-poverty.
Poverty has a negative effect on children. When a child is born with a mother who is 18 or younger, that child is at a higher risk of scoring “worse” on school readiness exams that include math and reading. Overall in the teen households, the resources are limited. The cause of many teen pregnancies is because young women are choosing to become mothers at a young stage in their life. Even if there are educational opportunities for children living in poverty, the level of education that a child receives if often lower. Link to website used: https://vittana.org/teen-pregnancy-and-poverty.
When it comes to pregnancy and poverty, there is always room for improvement. The 82 effected projects were three years efforts to help build evidence on what would work to help stop teen pregnancy. They want to help build a more stable and secure life plan. The Urban Institute joined and developed a program known as Promoting Adolescent Sexual Safety. This program includes positive youth development, racial pride, and comprehensive sexual health and safety content. They also provide information on anatomy, sexual victimization, and contraception’s. to help increase young adults, sexual health experts are paired with adults within the community. If research shows that this program is doing well for teens’ outcomes, it will provide solutions for other communities with high teen pregnancy rates. Link to website used: https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/preventing-teen-pregnancy-can-help-prevent-poverty
Tulsa campaign has a website for advice for teens about sex, parenting, and many other resources that are helpful. When it comes to pregnancy preventions options, there are some. Waiting, condoms, and birth control are all options that they have listed. Birth control offers many different options, it is best to pick one that best suits for you. Different birth controls that are offered are the pill, IUD, the shot, the patch, the implant, and the ring. Listed on their website is more information on each one and how effective they are. Listed on their website is a group called youth leadership council. Unplanned pregnancy can prevent some teens from reaching their full potential. This organization develops young leaders in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and teen pregnancy prevention. They engage the community through public awareness and event planning targeted to empowering Tulsa’s youth. Link to website used: http://tulsacampaign.org/ylc/.
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