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Teen pregnancy profoundly, and in most cases negatively, affects the lives of those involved while costing the community millions of dollars through direct care, ancillary services, and the overall drain on the workforce.
- Milwaukee is one of the Top Ten cities within the U.S. with the highest percentage of total births to teen mothers.
- The long-term cost of a Milwaukee teen having one baby is estimated at $79,320.
- Girls born to teen mothers are 83% more likely to become teen mothers.
- Children of teen mothers are much more likely to drop out of high school prior to graduation.
- In Wisconsin, 71% of babies born to teen girls are fathered by males over 20 years old - in 20% of the cases the fathers are at least six years older.
Teen pregnancy is at a crisis level in Milwaukee, and the If Truth Be Told report that was compiled by United Way of Greater Milwaukee and its community partners provides a straightforward assessment of the situation. For the executive summary of the report click HERE.
In order to break the cycle of poverty that is fed by teen pregnancy, United Way of Greater Milwaukee is spearheading an effort to bring the issue to the forefront of public attention. Despite the hard work and dedication by many individuals and organizations within the community to address teen pregnancy, most efforts have not provided significant results. To address the teen pregnancy crisis, United Way . . .
- Sponsored and authored the comprehensive report If Truth be Told the communitywide Teen Pregnancy Prevention Oversight Committee to work in collaboration with agencies and community leaders.
- Invested in programs through the Healthy Girls project that helps youths to understand the consequences of teen pregnancy while also teaching them the skills needed to cope with social pressures to avoid becoming pregnant.
- Initiated the first phase of a bold media-driven campaign targeting teens and businesses to educate them on the negative affect teen pregnancy has on the individuals involved and the business climate within the city. Other audiences identified in the "If Truth Be Told" report will be targeted in future campaign phases.
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 United Way of Greater Milwaukee would like to acknowledge the creative and effective efforts of SERVE, a nonprofit ad agency that has developed the look and messaging for the media-driven teen pregnancy prevention campaign.
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Healthy Girls
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Teen Pregnancy
We are tacking teen pregnancy which profoundly, and in most cases negatively, affects the lives of those involved while costing the community millions of dollars through direct care, ancillary services, and the overall drain on the workforce.
If Truth Be Told
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Executive Summary.
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