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Eighth Annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Takes Place May 6, 2009 Hundreds of Thousands of Teens Expected to Participate
(Washington, DC) – Hundreds of thousands of teens nationwide are expected to participate in the 8th annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on May 6, 2009. The purpose of the National Day is to focus the attention of teens on the importance of avoiding too-early pregnancy and parenthood through an interactive online quiz.
On the National Day, teens nationwide are asked to go to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's teen website – www.StayTeen.org– and take a short, scenario-based quiz (available in English and Spanish). The quiz challenges young people to consider what they would do in a number of risky sexual situations. In addition to the National Day Quiz, The National Campaign is also offering an online contest application that teens can add to their social networking profiles and complete for a chance to win free tickets courtesy of Southwest Airlines or an iPod Touch.
The message of the National Day is straightforward: Sex has consequences. The online quiz delivers this message directly to teens and challenges them to think carefully about what they might do "in the moment."
Since the early 1990s, the teen pregnancy rate has declined 38% and the teen birth rate has declined 32%. In fact, few social problems have improved quite as dramatically over the past decade plus. The most recent news on this front, however, has not been positive. Following 14 years of continuous decline, the teen birth rate in the United States increased 5% between 2005 and 2007. That is, after declining 34% between 1991 and 2005, the teen birth rate has now increased 5% between 2005 and 2007.
“Clearly a renewed focus on preventing teen pregnancy is needed," said Sarah Brown, Chief Executive Officer of The National Campaign. "We hope that – in some modest way – the quiz will help teens think carefully about sex and contraception, the possibility of pregnancy, and the lifelong challenges of being a parent.”
Support for the National Day: Organized by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, the National Day has widespread support from a diverse group of more than 200 media outlets, teen websites, health sector leaders, education leaders, businesses, youth-serving groups, groups representing elected officials, fatherhood and male involvement groups, faith-based groups, and other prominent national organizations. Visit www.TheNationalCampaign.org/national for a full list of National Day partners and to learn how you can support the National Day.
About the National Campaign:The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative supported almost entirely by private donations. Our mission is to promote values, behavior and policies that reduce both teen pregnancy and unplanned pregnancy among young adults. By increasing the proportion of children born into welcoming, intact families who are prepared to take on the demanding task of raising the next generation, our efforts will improve the well-being of children and strengthen the nation. Please visit www.TheNationalCampaign.orgto find out more.
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