Located in:
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
States that include TANF in the Combined State Plan must outline how the State will meet the requirements of section 402 of the Social Security Act including how it will:
(OMB Control Number: 0970-0145)
e. Establish goals and take action to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies, with special emphasis on teenage pregnancies (section 402(a)(1)(A)(v) of the Social Security Act)
Current Narrative:
(e) Establish goals and take action to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies, with special emphasis on teenage pregnancies (section 402(a)(1)(A)(v) of the Social Security Act)
The state of Maryland developed a comprehensive approach to the adolescent pregnancy problem including:
- Improvements in education, such as providing sexuality education, access to contraceptives and other health promotion services to reach out–of–school adolescents;
- Community based programs, such as local multimedia promotion of responsible decision–making on sexual matters;
- Enhanced social services, such as physical and sexual abuse prevention at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels;
- Employment development, such as school–to–work opportunities in partnership with private business and public agencies; and
- Health initiatives, such as improved access to birth control counseling and services for sexually active adolescents and parenting classes for every pregnant teenager and her partner. Programs and services for people in this age group will be improved or added, as needed.