It is important to have up-to-date, evidence-based information available on adolescent sexual health. Teenwise Minnesota provides this information in the form of easily accessible and readable data and fact sheets.
Table of Contents
- Adolescent Health Resources
- Adolescent Parents
- Adolescent Pregnancy, Birth and Sexually Transmitted Infection Data
- Parent-Child Connectedness
- Public Policy
Adolescent Health Resources
- Births: Preliminary Data for 2007 (PDF)
- Births: Final Data for 2006 (PDF)
- 2005 Report on Minnesota Adolescents: STI, HIV and Pregnancy (PDF, Minnesota Department of Health)
- Dollars and Sense (PDF)
- Induced Abortions in Minnesota January-December 2007: Report to the Legislature (PDF, Minnesota Department of Health)
- Maternal and Child Health Resources (University of Minnesota)
- National Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data (The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy)
- Sexual Activity Among U.S. Teens (PDF, Child Trends)
- Sexual Violence Prevention (PDF)
Adolescent Parents
- Adolescent Parent Network Resource List (PDF)
- Age Differences Between Teenage Females and their Partners (PDF)
- Best Practices for Working with Teen Parents and their Children (PDF)
- Fathers to the Forefront (PDF)
- MFIP Data for Families Started by Adolescent Birth (under age 20) (PDF)
Adolescent Pregnancy, Birth and Sexually Transmitted Infection Data
- 2009 County Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data – Ranked (PDF)
- 2009 County Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data – Alphabetized (PDF)
- 2007-2009 County Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data – Alphabetized (PDF)
- 2007-2009 County Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data – Ranked (PDF)
- MFIP Data for Families Started by Adolescent Birth (under age 20) (PDF)
- Adolescent Pregnancy and the Hispanic/Latino Population (PDF)
- Disparities in Adolescent Birth Rates by Race and Ethnicity (PDF)
- Minnesota Adolescent Pregnancy and Birth Statistics (PDF)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Among Minnesota Adolescents (PDF)
- Top 10 Minnesota Counties by Birth & Pregnancy Rates (PDF)
- Minnesota State & County Adolescent Sexual Health Reports
- Minnesota Student Survey Risk & Protective Factors (PDF)
Parent-Child Connectedness
- Communicating With Children About Sex: General Tips (PDF)
- Facts to Share with Your Teens About… (PDF)
- Parents as Sexuality Educators Recommended Reading List (PDF)
- Paving the Way for Parents to Communicate Effectively With Their Teens (PDF)
- Ten Tips on Raising a Sexually Healthy Child (PDF)
- Tips for Talking with Teens About Sex by David Walsh, Ph.D. (PDF)
Public Policy
- Decline in Teen Birth Rates Have Substantial Impact on Child Poverty and Single Parent Families (PDF)
- Federal Government is Tightening Guidance for Community-Based Abstinence Education Funding (PDF, SIECUS)
- Abstinence-Until-Marriage Programs Fall Short (PDF, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
- Support Comprehensive Sexuality Education (PDF)
- Support Minors’ Access to Confidential Health Care (PDF)