"Fostering Healthy Lives: Strategies to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in Foster Care and Support Teen Parents in Foster Care"
Youth in Texas foster care and young people who were formerly in foster care have a high risk of early pregnancy. New data reveals that the pregnancy rate for girls ages 13 to 17 in Texas foster care was almost five times higher than the rate for other Texas girls in that age group.The report outlines three key strategies for addressing teen pregnancy and supporting young parents in foster care:
1. Prevention through education on healthy relationships
2. Access to health services, both to prevent teen pregnancy and to ensure healthier pregnancies and babies
3. Supporting and coaching pregnant and parenting youth
