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/

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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