Caldwell Council on Adolescent Health

Prepare for success focuses on reducing teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection rates in nc. It is designed to educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. There are also adulthood preparation subjects including healthy relationships, healthy life skills, Adolescent development, and parent-child communication.

A teen parenting program (in the know) that has evidence of effectiveness in reducing teen pregnancy rates or changing behaviors that cause pregnancy including delaying sexual activity and increasing the use of contraception. Implementing a program model with fidelity shall contribute to the reduction of pregnancies among the group served.

Adolescent parenting program: helping teens and their babies towards a better future supporting Adolescent parents to get an education, acquire job skills, improve parenting abilities and prevent future pregnancies helps them become self-sufficient and better able to support themselves and their families. It also establishes a strong, stable foundation upon which the baby will be raised. By investing in teen parents today, the Adolescent parenting program (app) protects the future of two generations - the young parents themselves and their babies.