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An agency of UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania Committed to Community TACKLING TEEN PREGNANCY PROJECT BRIEF – MARCH 2012 PROJECT BACKGROUND Teen pregnancy rates in some Tasmanian communities are comparable to third world countries and have remained persistently high for the past 20 years and are second only to Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. UnitingCare Tasmania operates the Pregnant and Young Parents Support program and demand for this service continues to increase annually. Currently, in northern Tasmania alone we have more than 100 pregnant and young parents on our books and of those 30% are pregnant young women between the ages of 14 to 19 years. Risks to babies and young children in pregnancy and parenting in the early years among teenage parents are well documented (e.g Tasmanian Making Choices <strong>Report</strong> 2005 attached). They include higher dependency on government assistance and therefore low income, low education completion rates, a threefold increase in postnatal depression, lack of parenting skills, higher instances of repeated pregnancies, and possible increase in child abuse and neglect due to a concentration of psychosocial factors associated with being young parents. UnitingCare Tasmania is a member of the Northern Early Years Group. This group is comprised of representatives from government and non-‐government agencies working collaboratively to improve outcomes for children aged 0 to 5 years and their families. In 2010, the Northern Early Years Group developed a strategic plan and undertook extensive community consultation to identify priority projects. (See attached). Teen pregnancy has been identified as a priority issue for action by the Northern Early Years Group. PROJECT BRIEF UnitingCare Tasmania in partnership with the Northern Early Years Group is seeking to contract a reputable social researcher to undertake a piece of local research to better understand why so many young women in Tasmania become young parents and to facilitate a more co-‐ordinated and strategic approach locally with the view to reducing the teen pregnancy rates in Tasmania. Despite programs and resources that have sought to address teenage pregnancy rates over the years the 1 | P age 142
high levels persist in Tasmania, particularly in areas that already have a greater proportion the population that are already at risk. Background research indicates that most interventions to date have focused on sex education and contraception information to young people. This proposal seeks to more fully understand the psychosocial reasons behind teenage pregnancy rates, identified as gaps in understanding and to coordinate effective responses.The “Making Choices” report identified gaps in current understanding and recommended that more research be undertaken in a number of areas. We intend to narrow our focus to two aspects: • The gap between knowledge of contraception, pregnancy prevention and behaviour in practice and the experiences, perceptions and expectations of particularly high risk groups • The decision making process once pregnancy has occurred and the factors that influence pregnancy outcomes PROJECT SCOPE The proposed project includes 1. Literature/desk top review of current programs and interventions aimed at reducing teenage pregnancy rates 2. Undertaking quantitative and qualitative research with adolescent mothers and fathers, particularly in the 14-‐19 year age group who are in contact with key service providers in the north, such as the Pregnant and Young Parent Support, CU@Home, Headspace, family planning and high school and college education. It is proposed that part of the research component will comprise in-‐ depth interviews with 20 -‐25 young parents including young fathers and those from CALD backgrounds. Participants might also include those who are now older than 19 years but who had their first child under the age of 19 years. Further tools to reach a wider cohort will involve surveys, face book and focus groups. 3. Presentation of findings and recommendations for action to a northern forum that will be convened by the Northern Early Years Group (proposed to be held in August 2012). The purpose of the forum is: • To provide up to date and current information including results of research undertaken, government initiatives and policy directions and all program activities undertaken • To map a coordinated strategy with the aim of effectively addressing the high teenage pregnancy rates in the north 2 | P age 143
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ContentsExecutive Summary 6Key Find
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Executive SummaryAdolescence is a p
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Key Findings8
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PregnancyBecomingpregnantSupportnee
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IntroductionPoor outcomes associate
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Literature ReviewThe literature rev
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IntroductionDespite teenage pregnan
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Link with Socio -Economic disadvant
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Being sexually active27
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Literature Review - Being sexually
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Sex EducationThe primary aim of sex
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