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Press Release
(Insert contact information here)
(Insert date of release here)
Generic Press Release
for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
(Your location here) - In recognition of May as
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, the (insert your organization
name here) will be (insert your activity here, i.e., releasing
new information, holding a rally, meeting with legislators)
as part of its ongoing effort to reduce local rates of
adolescent pregnancy.
Despite recent declines in teen pregnancy and birth
rates, nearly four out of ten girls in this country
still get pregnant at least once before age 20, giving
the U.S. the highest rates of teen pregnancy and birth
in the fully industrialized world. In (insert your
state/locality here) the teen pregnancy (and/or)
birth rates are (please visit the National Campaign's
website - www.teenpregnancy.org
- for your local information).
(Insert quote from local person here explaining
what you hope to accomplish, highlighting a particular
aspect of your effort, or tying your effort to a relevant,
recent high-profile story.)
Sarah Brown, Director of the National Campaign to
Prevent Teen Pregnancy, a non-profit, non-partisan organization
based in Washington, D.C., issued the following challenge:
"With nearly 900,000 teen pregnancies each year in this
country - and with the number of teen girls aged 15-19
projected to increase by 2.2. million between 1995 and
2010 - now, more than ever, is the time to redouble
our efforts in convincing young people that the teen
years must be for education, having fun, and growing
up, not pregnancy and parenthood."
(Insert a two or three sentence description of
the mission and goals of your organization here.)
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