The Prevention Researcher, Volume 10, Number 3, 2003, Item# 103

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Most of the research on teen parents, and teen mothers in particular, highlights the negative impact that early child bearing can have on adolescents, including lower educational attainment, lower occupational attainment, and an increased risk for poverty and violence. Alternatively, interviews with teen mothers have also shown that many girls find impending motherhood as an impetus for life change, including removing themselves from gangs, and quitting the use of alcohol and other drugs. Volume 10(3) of The Prevention Researcher focuses on teen mothers, highlight methods for improving and strengthening services for pregnant and parenting teens. It also challenges several of the prevailing assumptions regarding teen mothers.