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Too Little, Too Late: Services For Teenage Parents
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Too Little, Too Late: Services For Teenage Parents




A Ford Foundation Working paper that examines some major programs operating in the United States in the early 1980's to serve teenage parents and their children.

McGee, Elizabeth A.
1982
69 pages


Preface
Foreword
Teenage Parenthood
Adolescence and Early Childbearing
Patterns of Teenage Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, Pregnancy, and Childbearing
Consequences of Early Childbearing
Service Needs of Pregnant Teens, Young Parents, and Their Children
Service Delivery Patterns
Types Of Service
Service Orientation
Service Goals
Service Priorities
Service Methods
Typical and Model Programs or Services
Health Institution Programs
Vocational Education and Employment Programs
Child Care
Public Support
Social Service Programs
Service Utilization
Services for Families
Cost
Funding
Community Strategies
An Assessment of Services
Service Availability
Service Accessibility
Service Attractiveness
Service Appropriateness
Service Effectiveness
Service Improvements
Problems with Services
Recommendations
Sources