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Breaking the CycleBreaking the Cycleof Teen Pregnancy and of Teen Pregnancy and

Children in PovertyChildren in Poverty


Introduction to Our Program

• Insert Teacher Name

• Insert Program of study you teach

• Insert Intended class or program that needs funding


Program ObjectivesProgram Overview:•Lower teen pregnancy rates•Increase parenting skills•Increase child care knowledge, from prenatal stage through infancy •Decrease high school drop-out rates

Expected Outcomes: •Reduced teen pregnancy rates•Reduced child abuse and neglect incidences•Reduced child poverty rates within our community


Program Description• Location: Insert school name, city, state• Learners: 14- to 17-year-old students • Primary Focus: Teen pregnancy prevention, parenting skill

enhancement, child care career preparation• Purpose of Funding: Purchase infant simulators and

curriculum materials• Amount Requested: Insert amount desired: $• Number of Students Reached: Insert number

(To determine, multiple class size x number of sections x semesters x 4-year expectancy of simulators. For example, 30 students x 2 sections x 2 semesters x 4 years = 480 students)


RealCare Program:RealCare Program:Addressing the NeedAddressing the Need


On average, a U.S. teenager becomes

pregnant every minute!

Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf.


Teen Pregnancy• In 2011, girls between the ages of 15-19 gave birth to

329,797 babies.

• Only 38 percent of mothers who have children before age 18 obtain a high school diploma.

• Less then 2 percent of women who have a baby by age 18 will receive a college degree by age 30.

• Over the past 20 years, the median income for college graduates has increased 19 percent while the median income for high school dropouts has decreased 28 percent.

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2013


Child Abuse & NeglectChild Abuse & Neglect


Children of adolescent Children of adolescent mothers are twice as likely mothers are twice as likely to be abused as those born to be abused as those born

to 20- or 21-year-olds. to 20- or 21-year-olds.

Hoffman, S.D., Hoffman, S.D., By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Adolescent ChildbearingBy the Numbers: The Public Costs of Adolescent Childbearing . 2006, The National Campaign to . 2006, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Washington, DC. Prevent Teen Pregnancy Washington, DC.


Shaken Baby Syndrome• Of the estimated 3,000 children

diagnosed with Shaken Baby Syndrome in the United States, 25 percent will die.

• Almost 78 percent of survivors have neurodevelopmental abnormalities or sustain permanent lifelong disabilities.

• There is a significant cost for the continuing medical and special educational needs of these children

Barlow KM, Thomas E, Minns RA. The neurological and neuropsychological outcome of non-accidental head injury. European Journal Of Paediatric Neurology; 3: 6:A139(Abstract).

Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome) is the leading cause of death in child abuse cases in the United States. ... 1995-2012 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. All rights ... Copyright © 2014


What does all of this cost?What does all of this cost?


Total Cost to Society

• Teen childbearing in the United States cost taxpayers (federal, state and local) at least $9.4 billion in 2010.

According to a Counting It Up 2013 released by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.


The Cost to Society & Taxpayers (You)

• Welfare and food stamps: 75 percent of teen mothers end up on welfare within five years of the birth of their first child. Teen Pregnancy—So What? P. 5, 2002, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, available at www.teenpregnancy.org/whycare/sowhat.asp

– The costs of providing public assistance benefits, welfare and food stamps: $2.2 billion annually.

• Medical care: Cost to provide medical care to teen mothers and their children: $2 billion annually. Hoffman, S.D., By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Adolescent Childbearing. 2006, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Washington,DC.

• Foster care: The public costs associated with children of adolescent mothers who end up in foster care were $2.3 billion in 2004. Hoffman, S.D., By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Adolescent Childbearing. 2006, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Washington, DC.

• Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS): Two thirds of SBS children die or suffer permanent disability. From Child Abuse Medical Diagnosis and Management by Robert Reece, M.D.

– Medical care for a severely injured SBS child ranges from $300,000 to over $1,000,000 for the first five years. For survivors of SBS with severe long-term consequences, the cost can be as much as $3,000,000 the first five years of a child’s life. http://fha.maryland.gov/ohpetup/eip_shknbaby.cfm


The ConnectionThe Connection between Teen Pregnancy between Teen Pregnancy

& Poverty& Poverty



Teen Pregnancy & Poverty Connection

• Poverty is almost inevitable for an unmarried teenage mother: more than 75 percent are on welfare within five years of the birth of their first child. Why it Matters? Assessed 1/12/2009, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

• The rise in out-of-wedlock childbearing and the increase in single parenthood are major causes of high levels of child poverty.

Marriage: America’s Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty By Robert Rector, September 16, 2010.

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/09/marriage-america-s-greatest-weapon-against-child-poverty

• Children born to teen mothers are more likely to live in poverty. Seventy-eight percent of children born to unmarried teen mothers who did not graduate from high school live in poverty. Annie E. Casey Foundation 2007. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/PPFA/fact_teenpreg_2010-12.pdf

• The daughters of teen mothers are 22 percent more likely to become teen mothers themselves. Hoffman, S.D., By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Adolescent Childbearing.

2006, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Washington, DC. http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/costs/pdf/report/BTN_National_Report.pdf


1)The mother gave birth as a teen?

2)The parents were unmarried when the child was born?

3)The mother did not receive a high school diploma or GED?

Simply put: If these three facts apply, a child’s chances of growing up in poverty are 9 times

greater

“What are the chances of a child growing up in poverty if…

”27%if one of these facts apply

42%if two of these facts apply

64%if three of these facts apply


But if none of these things But if none of these things happen, a child’s chance of happen, a child’s chance of

growing up in poverty isgrowing up in poverty is 7 percent. 7 percent.

The National Campaign To Prevent Teen PregnancyThe National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy


The Solution:The Solution:

An evidence-based learning system An evidence-based learning system reduces both teen pregnancies and reduces both teen pregnancies and

severe injuries to infants while severe injuries to infants while improving the lives of children and improving the lives of children and

reducing the associated costsreducing the associated costs..


An Effective Education Program Includes:

• The financial, social and lifestyle impact of parenting– Helps teens begin to realize that pregnancy as a teen will have immediate and

long-lasting consequences on all aspects of their lives.– Teen Pregnancy Prevention curriculum and child care skills practice helps to

avoid other societal costs associated with drug and alcohol use and abuse and Shaken Baby Syndrome.

• A realistic and multi-sensory infant care experience– This makes instruction long-lasting and highly impactful by:

• Being intrusive and time-intensive

• Being physically demanding

• Being socially stigmatizing

• Providing immediate and summary feedback


The Total Parenting Experience

Eliminating Shaken Baby Syndrome & Child AbuseTeaches coping skills and the impacts of rough handling on infants.•1-hour lesson •131 pages of content•25 PowerPoint slides

Impact of Alcohol & Drugs on BabyTeaches the effects drug and alcohol usage while pregnant has on infants in utero. •1-hour lesson•133 pages of content•28 PowerPoint slides

Impact on Goals & the Physical ChangeDiscusses how teen pregnancy compromises individual goals and develops understanding of the physical impact on a mother. •10 1-hour lessons•149 pages of content•56 PowerPoint slides

Healthy ChoicesAn evidence-based, comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention and parenting skills system that’s reinforced with three days of infant simulation care.(Crying, feeding and sleepless nights included!)•17 1-hour lessons•259 pages of content•125 PowerPoint slides


Current Program Reach

•Most teen pregnancy prevention programs only reach a small fraction (estimated at <2 percent) of high school females who take Family & Consumer Science programs.

•Even fewer teens are reached in urban areas.

•It is imperative to reach a larger number of teens.


What can you do?What can you do?


By partnering together,we can address the problem

• We have the program and methodology

• Community educators and trainers will enlighten students

• Educators need funding to procure materials


Realityworks Realityworks Company informationCompany information


Organizational Facts• Realityworks was founded in 1994 as Baby Think It Over, Inc. to better

address teen pregnancy prevention, parenting skills, child abuse and neglect through educational products. In 2003, the company became Realityworks, Inc.

• Product lines have since expanded into other areas of education and into other market segments such as public health, social service agencies and youth organizations.

• Realityworks is proud to have impacted over 6,000,000 young people in over 16,000 schools and organizations by implementing solutions in 67 percent of U.S. school districts. Programs extend to more than 89 countries worldwide.

• Realityworks has 47 employees and is headquartered in Eau Claire, WI.


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