Created in partnership with a distinguished group of advisors, Faith, Hope, and Love provides faith leaders serving Latino families ideas to help young people avoid too-early pregnancy and parenthood.

Disponible en Español también.

Updated in 2005, Nine Tips to Help Faith Communities and Leaders Address Teen Pregnancy presents practical tips to help religious leaders and their communities help young people avoid too-early pregnancy.

Disponible en español también.

Publications, Research, & Reports:

• State Data
  State data including trend data, state profiles, state-by-state comparisons, summaries of state teen pregnancy prevention programs, and a great deal more.
• Science Says #20
  November 2005
  The Association Between Parent, Family, and Peer Religiosity, and Teenagers' Sexual Experience and Contraceptive Use
• Bridging the Divide (PDF)
  May 2007
  Involving the Faith Community in Teen Pregnancy Prevention
  
• Religiosity and Teens' Sexual Behavior
  Downloadable PowerPoint presentation created by the National Campaign.
• Keeping the Faith (PDF)
  September 2001
  The Role of Religion and Faith Communities in Preventing Teen Pregnancy
• Faithful Nation (PDF)
  September 2001
  What American Adults and Teens Think About Faith, Morals, Religion, and Teen Pregnancy
• Snapshots From the Frontline III: Lessons From Faith-Based Efforts to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (PDF)
  2001
  This reader-friendly pamphlet offers a brief description of a variety of faith-based programs, from various denominations.
• Get Organized
  September 1999
  This webpage offers a three-chapter practical manual for download designed for people who are interested in taking action to prevent teen pregnancy in their communities.

Related Links:

• Religious Involvement and Children's Well-Being: What Research Tells Us (And What It Doesn't) (PDF)
  September 2002
  Lisa Bridges and Kris Moore
  Child Trends research brief
  
• White House Office of Faith Based Initiatives
  
• Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
  
• The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy
  a project of the Rockefeller Institute of Government

National Campaign Web Portals:

• Why It Matters
  Linking teen pregnancy prevention to other serious social issues.
• What is Your Relationship Reality?
  Facts, tips, and feedback from teens about what makes a healthy relationship and how to avoid an unhealthy one.
• Foster Care
  To address higher rates of teen pregnancy among children in foster care, the National Campaign and UCAN (Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network of Chicago) are collaborating on an initiative to reduce first and subsequent teen pregnancy among youth in foster care.
• Parents Portal
  Start the conversation - this web portal lists several resources and ideas for parents to begin talking to their teens about sex, relationships, contraception, and being ready to make the right decisions.
• Información en Español
  Con estas publicaciones, esperamos brindar más información e ideas para prevenir el embarazo entre los adolescentes Latinos.
  This page also available in English.