Beyond Evidence-Based Interventions for Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Authors

  • Emily Scribner-O'Pray Hennepin County

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2017.486

Abstract

This article examines how the field of adolescent sexual health came to embrace evidence-based interventions (EBIs); whether or not this approach is effective in meeting the needs of adolescents, especially those at high risk for teen pregnancy; concerns related to the scaling up of EBIs; and identifies issues which must be resolved as we move forward.

Author Biography

Emily Scribner-O'Pray, Hennepin County

Principal Planning Analyst

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Published

2017-04-04

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2017): Special Issue on Practitioner Inquiry

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Feature Articles

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