News from the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Overview: This training provides the perfect opportunity to examine your services and learn new ways to better serve your teen clients. You will also be able to network with other medical providers throughout the state and plan strategies to be used immediately once you return to work.

Presenters:
Polly Edwards-Padgett
Director of Technical Assistance
SC Campaign

Angie Hinzey, MPH
Technical Assistance Specialist
SC Campaign

Harmony Robinson, RN, CHES
Registered Nurse
Palmetto Richland Hospital

Register now!

For more registration information please contact Bernetta Cooper at (803) 771-7700.

Recession Proof Professional Development

Your professional development doesn't have to suffer during these tough economic times. The SC Campaign can help! We currently have several training options on a variety of topics, from viral marketing to advocacy, that will fit any budget. Plus, scholarship opportunities are available for most trainings!

The SC Campaign's low cost trainings give teen pregnancy prevention professionals the opportunity to learn cutting edge research techniques, proven effective approaches to serving youth and several chances to network with other professionals throughout the state for
under $100.

Let Us Bring the Training to You! For organizations with at least 10 staff or partners needing training, the SC Campaign brings the same top-notch workshops right to your door at a lower cost! This is a great way to maximize learning opportunities for your staff and to partner with other organizations. Some options for onsite trainings include:

Safer Choices Training of Educators

Making Proud Choices Training of Educators

Keeping It Real Training of Trainers: A Faith-based training for adults who serve youth

Visit our website for a full list of available onsite trainings.

For an additional $10, the SC Campaign offers CHES Category 1, Social Work and Licensed Counselor contact hours for all trainings that offer CUE's.

The Buzz: Just for YOUth!

The SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has redesigned its website to now include a section just for youth. We are excited to introduce this new section dedicated solely to young people, which will provide them with useful resources.

Within the next year we will be rigorously updating this page with current information to meet the needs of South Carolina's young people, but for now please browse through the youth section for useful information about such topics as pregnancy, STD's, and contraception.

Teen Pregnancy: Reaching Epidemic Levels in Foster Care
Time - What's tougher than being a pregnant teenager? Try being a pregnant teenager in foster care. Miranda Sheffield pinballed in and out of more than 10 foster homes in Southern California by the time she became pregnant with her daughter at the age of 17. "I was close to aging out [of the system]," she says of the program that in most states finds temporary homes for children until they are 18. "And when I got pregnant, I found there was no support for me. It was like, 'We need to get you out of foster care because we won't be able to handle you and a baby. "

Read full article.

New Fact Sheet on Teen Pregnancy and Foster Care
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), and the National Foster Care Coalition (NFCC) recently announced the formation of a new working group on teen pregnancy and foster care. The group will provide recommendations to the Obama Administration and Congress on common sense solutions to help reduce the disproportionately high teen pregnancy rate among youth in and aging out of foster care.

The National Campaign has also developed a new fact sheet on foster care.

HTN Extends Deadline for Annual Awards
Healthy Teen Network has extended its deadline for the annual awards program through Friday, July 31, 2009. The purpose of the Annual Awards Program is to recognize programs, groups, and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to promote the health and well being of youth through their personal or professional efforts. Awards will be presented during the Healthy Teen Network Annual Conference, being held October 21-24, 2009, in Tampa, Florida. They are currently accepting awards in the following categories:
Outstanding Teen Parent and Outstanding Emerging Innovation

Click here for more information on the awards program.

Join our Team: Training & Technical Assistance Specialist Position Available

The SC Campaign has an exciting new position available in our technical assistance division. The Training and Technical Assistance Specialist will coordinate and manage the provision of mini-grants, delivery of on-site training/technical assistance and all efforts of the Campaign's primary prevention activities targeting organizations serving older youth (18-19 years old).

Visit our website to learn more about this opportunity.

Research Corner

Existing Family Planning Coverage in Public and Private Insurance Systems
As lawmakers advance health reform, it is necessary to ensure that affordability is not achieved at the expense of quality. One key marker of achieving this balance will be providing coverage for at least the benefits already in most typical health insurance plans. Family planning services are widely used and widely supported, and are also covered by most public and private insurance plans or systems. In fact, family planning services are a core element of several public programs. The following fact sheet highlights existing coverage of family planning services and supplies in the public and private insurance plans.

Download a copy of this fact sheet.

Better Than Nothing or Savvy Risk-Reduction Practice? The Importance of Withdrawl

Withdrawal is sometimes referred to as the contraceptive method that is "better than nothing." But, based on the evidence, it might more aptly be referred to as a method that is almost as effective as the male condom-at least when it comes to pregnancy prevention. If the male partner withdraws before ejaculation every time a couple has vaginal intercourse, about 4% of couples will become pregnant over the course of a year. However, more realistic estimates of typical use indicate that about 18% of couples will become pregnant in a year using withdrawal. These rates are only slightly less effective than male condoms, which have perfect- and typical-use failure rates of 2% and 17%, respectively.

Read the full article.

Times Have Changed, but Young Adults Still have High Expectations for Relationships and Marriage

Despite the recent increases in nonmarital childbearing and cohabitation, most young adults in the U.S. have positive views of marriage and wish to marry someday, according to a new Child Trends brief. The report finds that young adults value love, fidelity, and commitment in their relationships, and have positive attitudes about cohabitation.

Read full report.

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