The newly established Bridge for Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Sexuality Special Interest Group links the National Network for Health (NNH) and the National Network for Family Resiliency (NNFR) so that "bridges" are formed across the system. A position paper describes Cooperative Extension's commitment to Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Sexuality.

Adolescent pregnancy, parenting, and sexuality are issues that impact teenagers, their children, their parents and their communities. Extension will use it's interdisciplinary Children, Youth and Family networks to provide leadership to marshal resources to build resiliency in children, youth and families as they address the issues of: (1) adolescent sexuality, (2) adolescent pregnancy and (3) adolescent parenting. In addition, Extension will provide assistance to community-based projects and state strengthening projects in those same areas.

Within the three focus areas of adolescent sexuality, pregnancy, and parenting, the Bridge for Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Sexuality (BAPPS) will:

  1. Develop position papers on Extension's role in addressing each area of focus,
  2. Make existing model programs and research-based curricula available,
  3. Develop and provide new resources,
  4. Provide program planning, implementation, and evaluation guidelines and training,
  5. Provide internet resources that link to existing programs both within the Extension system, as well as to other agencies and organizations, and
  6. Collaborate with key federal, state, and community stakeholders in our work to address these critical issues.


SERVICES

Within BAPPS we offer many services that educators, parents, teens and/or community members might find useful. If you are interested in being added to our listserv, please fill out the LISTSERV MEMBERSHIP FORM. Our listserv functions to update members about current research in the area of adolescent pregnancy, parenting and sexuality. In addition, this listserve also often sends out funding information and resources, conference updates, and the SEICUS report.

If you are interested in joining one of our workgroups, please click on workgroup you are most interested in for contact information, position statements, and research information.


PARENTING
SEXUALITY
PREGNANCY

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