Post on 01-Apr-2015
Risk and ResilienceTeenage Pregnancy
Amanda Gaines and Liz Costello
Teenage Pregnancy
The majority of teenage pregnancies are unplanned and around half end in abortion
Damage to health and well-being Limit education and career prospects. Children born to teenage mothers are more
likely to experience a range of negative outcomes
Children 3 times more likely to become teenage parents themselves
Young people with early onset of sexual activity Children in care and care leavers – 3 times
more likely to be a parent under 18 Conduct disorders, mental health problems and
involvement in crime Some ethnic groups: Teenagers with a previous pregnancy: Young people who “dislike” school, are
disengaged or have low educational attainment Daughters of teenage mothers.
T h e is s u e is c o m p le x a s th e re a re a ra n g e o f fa c to rs th a t a re a sT h e is s u e is c o m p le x a s th e re a re a ra n g e o f fa c to rs th a t a re a s s o c ia te d w ith s o c ia te d w ith w h e th e r a te e n a g e r b e c o m e s p re g n a n tw h e th e r a te e n a g e r b e c o m e s p re g n a n t
T e ena g e P re gn a ncy
P o or a nd in consis te nt c on trace p tive us e am on g y ou ng peo p le
Y o ung pe op le lack s kil ls an d co n fide nce to m ake an d ca r ry th rough po si tive ch o ice s
P a re n ts an d p ro fe s sio na ls la ck con fid ence to d isc u ss sex an d rela tion sh ip i ssue s wi th young pe op le
Lac k o f con fid ence in m a instream h ea lth se rv ices
Fe a r o f pa ren ts/c a re rs find ing ou t La ck of eas y
acc ess to con trace p tion
Disen gage m e n t fro m sc h oo l / po o r a ttendan ce
B e haviou ra l p rob lem s
Lo w as pi ra tions
P a re n ta l in fluen ce
C u ltu ra l in flue nce
P e e r in flue nce
E m o tiona lw e ll-be ing
S o cia l de pr iv a tio n
Lo oked afte r ch ild re n / you ng peop le le avin g ca re
T e enag em o the r
Men ta l he a l th p rob lem s
S e xua l a buse in ch i ld hood
Lo w s el f-es teem
La ck o f c onfidenc e in resis ting p res su re to have sex
A lc oh ol /sub stan ce m isu s e
M ore like ly to ha ve s ex ea rly
P o o r knowledg e and ski lls am on g young pe op le in re la tion to sex, re la tionsh ips an d se xua l h ea lth r isk s
Low know le dge le ve ls a m on g boy s a nd young men
E thn ic ity
P o o r e duca tio na l a tta inm en t
Le ss l ike ly to u se con trace p tion
T e ena g e P re gn a ncy
P o or a nd in consis te nt c on trace p tive us e am on g y ou ng peo p le
Y o ung pe op le lack s kil ls an d co n fide nce to m ake an d ca r ry th rough po si tive ch o ice s
P a re n ts an d p ro fe s sio na ls la ck con fid ence to d isc u ss sex an d rela tion sh ip i ssue s wi th young pe op le
Lac k o f con fid ence in m a instream h ea lth se rv ices
Fe a r o f pa ren ts/c a re rs find ing ou t La ck of eas y
acc ess to con trace p tion
Disen gage m e n t fro m sc h oo l / po o r a ttendan ce
B e haviou ra l p rob lem s
Lo w as pi ra tions
P a re n ta l in fluen ce
C u ltu ra l in flue nce
P e e r in flue nce
E m o tiona lw e ll-be ing
S o cia l de pr iv a tio n
Lo oked afte r ch ild re n / you ng peop le le avin g ca re
T e enag em o the r
Men ta l he a l th p rob lem s
S e xua l a buse in ch i ld hood
Lo w s el f-es teem
La ck o f c onfidenc e in resis ting p res su re to have sex
A lc oh ol /sub stan ce m isu s e
M ore like ly to ha ve s ex ea rly
P o o r knowledg e and ski lls am on g young pe op le in re la tion to sex, re la tionsh ips an d se xua l h ea lth r isk s
Low know le dge le ve ls a m on g boy s a nd young men
E thn ic ity
P o o r e duca tio na l a tta inm en t
Le ss l ike ly to u se con trace p tion
Young people over-estimating how many of their peers are sexually active
In the hope of it delivering other things Low self-esteem Cultural pressures and assumptions Lack of SRE from an early age
Behaviour
setsetting
Intervention at the appropriate stage of young people’s development;
Early intervention; Ability to reach those at greatest risk and
build resilience; Sensitivity to the needs of different, racial,
cultural and economic groups; Workers equipped with the skills and the
knowledge to support young people with the issues that effect them.
Young people friendly services
Children’s Advice and Assessment Service CA%AS -01904 551900
YPSHOT-01904 725440 IDAS- 01904 646630 NSPCC- Minding the baby- 0844 8920 226 Yorbabe- 01904 725440 Lifeline 01904 464680 Castlegate for young people- 01904 55400 http://www.yor-ok.org.uk/Young%20people/
Relationships-Sexual-Health-and-Teenage-Pregnancy.html
Sexual Exploitation and Sexually Active young People –CYSGB
Basic sexual Health -WDU Condom Distribution-NYYPCT or WDU Substance Misuse- Lifeline Sex Drugs and Alcohol Yong People and Pornography Pleasure