Thursday, October 23, 2008
10:00-11:30 a.m. ET
The University of Chicago Gleacher Center
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ada Skyles, associate director, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Introduction
Matthew Stagner, director, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Panelist Remarks
Saul Hoffman, professor and chair, Department of Economics, University of Delaware, and editor of Kids Having Kids: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy
Robert Goerge, research fellow, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Pat Mosena, director, Illinois Subsequent Pregnancy Project, and president, Options for Youth
Sarah Brown, director, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Discussion
Question and answer session with the panelists
Closing Remarks
Matthew Stagner, director, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
America's teen pregnancy rate is among the highest in the developed world, despite consistent declines over the past 15 years. Advances here might be ending, however: the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the rate of teen childbearing increased 3 percent between 2005 and 2006, the first uptick since 1990. Today, three female teenagers out of every ten become pregnant at least once before they turn 20. Teen pregnancy rates are highest among those who are unmarried, and from families that are low-income, minority, and with lower levels of education.
Please join us in examining the many costs and varied policy implications of teen motherhood. Panelists will discuss the effects teen childbearing has on the life trajectories of the mother and child, the costs to government agencies aiding teens' children, and the increased risks these children face, including maltreatment, being placed into foster care, and incarceration. Private and public programs that reduce teen pregnancy, help teen mothers avoid bearing a second child, and change teen behavior will be explored.
Resources:
- Bios (pdf)
- Sarah Brown: Emerging Answers 2007; Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (pdf)
- Robert Goerge: Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Child Abuse, Neglect, and Foster Care Placement (pdf)
- Saul Hoffman: Teen Birth Rates in U.S. (pdf)
- Pat Mosena: Illinois Subsequent Pregnancy Project (pdf)
