>
\n>
\n> New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported in
\n> 2006 that there were over 8,500 live births to teenagers ages
\n> fifteen to nineteen. In response to this, New York City Human
\n> Resources Administration Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
\n> is launching No Kidding: Straight Talk from Teen Parents. In this
\n> teen pregnancy prevention peer education program, teen parents
\n> share with high school students the challenges and responsibilities
\n> involved in being a young parent. The program discourages teen
\n> pregnancies by emphasizing the financial and emotional commitment
\n> needed to be a parent.
\n>
\n> To build on No Kidding OCSE wants to expand its teen pregnancy
\n> prevention efforts by leveraging technology, such as social
\n> networks (e.g. MySpace, FaceBook and YouTube). A study by the
\n> MacArthur Foundation reports that on a typical day, 60% of
\n> teenagers use the internet. Another study by the Pew Internet &
\n> American Life Project found that 91% of people under the age of 29
\n> use the internet, and that over half of online teens use social
\n> networks. We believe that we will be able to reach a far greater
\n> number of teens via the internet in social networks.
\n>
\n> What OCSE seeks assistance in developing and implementing a
\n> citywide strategy on how to engage teens on the issue of pregnancy
\n> prevention through social networks. This will require
\n> understanding what appeals to teen (content and which network), how
\n> to present information to them (games, surveys, trivia questions,
\n> videos, etc.), and designing and building the site.
\n>
\n> For more information contact:
\n>
\n> Udai Tambar
\n> Assistant Deputy Commissioner <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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