27 September 2007
Capita have announced a one day interactive conference to be
held on Wednesday 5 December in Central London. Supporting Teenage
Parents covers the latest policy and guidance from DCSF and
gives delegates a chance to engage with a variety of successful
local programmes to improve outcomes for teenage parents and their
children.
Although the number of under-18 conceptions has fallen to its
lowest level for over 20 years, outcomes for teenage mothers
and their children are poor. Teenage mothers have higher rates of
poor emotional health and only 30 per cent are in education,
employment or training (EET) compared with 90 per cent of all
16-19 year olds. Their children have a 60 per cent higher risk
of infant mortality, lower academic attainment and a much greater
chance of living in poverty. Furthermore, around 20 per
cent of births conceived to under-18s are to young women who
are already teenage mothers, so the issue of prevention is key.
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