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Peer reviewedVincent, Murray L.; And Others – Journal of Health Education, 1991
Broad-based community education strategies implemented in a rural South Carolina county to prevent unintended teen pregnancy showed reductions in pregnancy among teens from 1984-87. The reduced numbers realized a 20-year projected savings of $611,688 in public sector costs. Tables display data for this and comparison counties. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cost Effectiveness, Early Parenthood, Economic Impact
PDF pending restorationWurschmidt, Todd N.; Phillips, G. Howard – 1978
Crimes against property (vandalism, theft, and burglary) committed by teenagers are increasing at an alarming rate in rural America. The content of this manual aims to reverse this pernicious trend by providing rural Ohio secondary students with preventative education which supplements existing civics and government courses. Hopefully, presenting…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Civics, Crime, Delinquency
