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How do Hartford youth feel about teen pregnancy, sexuality and related issues? Does the high number of births to teens in Hartford reflect a different attitude or acceptance of teen pregnancy by Hartford youth? What do Hartford youth want when it comes to information about sexuality and access to resources? Breaking the Cycle conducted a Youth/Adult Summit, “I am 4 Real,” in the spring of 2001. The purpose of the summit was twofold:
Sixty Hartford youth, ages 13-18, participated in a feedback survey at the close of the summit, where they shared their views about sexuality, communication, and access to services and information. The surveys were anonymous. During the same period, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy conducted a national survey, “With One Voice: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy,” which offers new and important insight into this complicated issue. Breaking the Cycle has compared the Hartford data with the national survey’s findings. While there are similarities, Hartford youth differed in their responses in two key areas: the age youth should become sexually active and where they would go for information or someone to talk to about sex. Click here to view a copy of the report. |
WHAT HARTFORD YOUTH ARE SAYING ABOUT SEXUALITY ISSUES
AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION