Community

Getting Involved In Your Community:

•       Provide information to employees, patients, congregations, etc. regarding the issue of teen pregnancy

•       Place posters and resource materials at your location.

•       Volunteer or donate to current programs.

•       Attend the Community Coalition Summit in the spring.

•       Donate financially to Tuscaloosa’s Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy for media and promotions.

•       Email Brittani Blackston at bblackston@tuscaloosateenpregnancy.org to be added to the emailing list for our monthly newsletter.

Economic Costs of Teen Pregnancy for Tuscaloosa County:

All Teen Pregnancies:

Lost Earnings= $44,597,970

Lost Tax revenues= $3,905,819

Welfare Care/Costs= $3,310,984

Juvenile Justice Costs= $524,160

Total= $52,338,933

Economic Costs of Teen Pregnancy for the State of Alabama (1999):

All Teen Pregnancies:

Lost Earnings= $1,224,022,418

Lost Tax revenues= $86,689,052

Welfare Care/Costs= $92,025,051

Juvenile Justice Costs= $12,506,230

Total= $1,415,242,751

Based on teens who gave birth in 1999.  Economic costs are comprised of reduced future earnings of teen mothers, lost tax revenue arising from reduced future earnings, welfare/care costs, and cost relating to juvenile justice.

Statistics:

•       Sixty-six percent of adults say the most helpful thing public officials can do to reduce teen pregnancy is learn more about what works in preventing teen pregnancy and spread the word.

•       Nine out of ten adults think that solutions to reducing teen pregnancy will come mostly from adults and other leaders in their own community.

•       More than 80% of adults and teens agree that there has been more focus on preventing teen pregnancy in the last 5 years.

•      Adults and teens agree that policy makers in Washington should emphasize abstinence and contraception.

To request a program or keynote speaker for your community event, please email Brittani Blackston at bblackston@tuscaloosateenpregnancy.org .