Preventing negative outcomes

Reducing teenage pregnancy

in Inverclyde

Demonstrate

• Preventative impact of CLD

• Breadth of impact

• Planned approach

• Partnership working

Preventative impact

of

Community Learning and Development

Participation in programmes with sexual health component 9-10 10-

11Activity Agreements 52 53GOALS 32Girl Power 17 24Outreach sexual health 20 64Consequences (S2) 693 721Lifechoices 36 19Sexual health workshops (S3-6) 1024

1550

Breadth

of

Impacts

Teenage mothers are:

• Less likely to finish their education

• More likely to bring their child up alone and in poverty

• 3 times more likely to smoke during their pregnancy

Teenage mothers:

• Are 50% less likely to breastfeed

• Have 3 times the rate of post natal depression of older mothers

• Have a higher risk of poor mental health for 3 years after the birth

Children of teenage mothers are:

• More likely to experience diminished life chances

• Generally at increased risk of poverty in adulthood

• Generally at increased risk of low educational attainment

Children of teenage mothers are:

• Generally at increased risk of poor health

• More likely to have lower rates of economic activity in adult life

• 3 times more likely to become a teenage parent themselves

A planned approach

High level planning

• SOA Delivery Group – Best Start in Life

• Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Improvement Plan

• Inverclyde Council – CfE Implementation Plan

Operational planning

• Inverclyde CHCP and Inverclyde Council Sexual Health Action Plan

• CLD Youth Work Sub-group planning

• CfE Health and Well-being Implementation Plan (Sexual Health and Relationships Education)

Partnership

Working

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Inverclyde CHCP

Inverclyde Council

• CLD Service

• Schools

• Education Services

Other CLD Partners

CLD Service involvement:

• Delivery of SHRE in schools

• Contributing to CPD for teachers

• Supporting sexual health workers access young people

• Free condom scheme

• Girl Power programmes

• Programmes based around ‘virtual babies’

Aileen McEwan

CLD Worker - Youth

maggie.paterson@inverclyde.gov.uk

carol.boag@ggc.scot.nhs.uk