Teen Pregnancy Part 1 - A Community Crisis
Series: Teen Pregnancy - A Crisis, A Response, A Reality
From: Karen Brown
Length: 00:05:02
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MORE TEENAGERS IN HOLYOKE AND SPRINGFIELD GET PREGNANT THAN IN ANY OTHER TOWN OR CITY IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE TEEN BIRTH RATES IN THOSE URBAN AREAS HAD BEEN GOING DOWN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT AS OF FEBRUARY, THEY'RE BACK AT NUMBER ONE AND TWO IN THE STATE. IN THE FIRST OF A THREE-PART SERIES, FRONTLINE PROVIDERS EXPLORE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO EARLY PARENTHOOD -- FROM ACADEMIC DEPRIVATION TO A WOEFUL LACK OF SEX EDUCATION. This piece can also stand alone.
Broadcast History
Aired in series on WFCR in Amherst, MA
Transcript
MORE TEENAGERS IN HOLYOKE AND SPRINGFIELD GET PREGNANT THAN IN ANY OTHER TOWN OR CITY IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE TEEN BIRTH RATES IN THOSE URBAN AREAS HAD BEEN GOING DOWN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT AS OF FEBRUARY, THEY'RE BACK AT NUMBER ONE AND TWO IN THE STATE. IN THE FIRST OF A THREE-PART SERIES, WFCR'S KAREN BROWN TALKS TO SOME FRONTLINE PROVIDERS ABOUT WHY SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR REGION ARE HAVING BABIES.
ANNE TESCHNER SEES TEEN PREGNANCY STATISTICS IN 3-D. SHE RUNS THE CARE CENTER FOR TEENAGE MOTHERS IN HOLYOKE, WHERE, THIS YEAR, MORE YOUNG MOTHERS THAN EVER ARE WALKING THROUGH THE DOORS. LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 20 PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS IN HOLYOKE WERE TO MOTHERS BETWEEN 15 AND 19 YEARS OLD. TO UNDERSTAND WHY, TESCHNER THINKS POLICY MAKERS NEED TO LOOK BEYOND TEENAGE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR -- AND TOWARDS THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF POVERTY.
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Robert Karl Skoglund
Posted on September 15, 2008 at 08:12 AM | Permalink
Review of Teen Pregnancy - A Crisis, A Response, A Reality
Another title for this important piece might well be: Review:"Teen Pregnancy - A Crisis - A Reality - Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Paley's Response."