1. The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Lisa Cousins Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Coordinator

2. Overview Context and initial rationale for the TPS Why does TP really matter? Local implementation Recent local data and statistical neighbour analysis What’s next/ local priorities? Focus on early identification and targeted intervention- Go Girls at Kings High Questions at end

3. Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Launched in 1999 Steady progress has been made to the point where we have the lowest U18 conception rate for 20 years However, UK rates are still much higher than comparable EU countries The initial aim: to halve the U18 conception rate by 2010 and increase the number of young mothers in EET The job is still not done!

4. Reducing Teenage Pregnancy Really Matters At age 30, 22% of teenage mothers are living in poverty Less likely to be employed or living with a partner 20% more likely to have no qualifications at age 30- NEET 3x the rate of post- natal depression and a higher risk of poor mental health Children of teenage parents - more likely to experience poverty, inadequate housing, bad nutrition and teenage pregnancy themselves

5. The Economic Argument The cost of Teenage Pregnancy to the NHS alone is estimated to be £63m a year Benefit payments to a teenage mother can total £25000 in the three years following birth Every £ spent on the strategy saves approximately £4 to the public purse

6. The TPS Implementation Grant £99000 – Area Based Grant No identified funding to sustain the TPS beyond March 2011 £74550 posts Task and Finish Group

7. The Current Picture Locally Recent annual figures showed that since the baseline figure in 1998 the Teenage Pregnancy rate in Bournemouth has fallen by 25.3 per 1000- a greater reduction than the national figures of 13.3 per 1000

8. Statistical Neighbour Analysis Under 18 conception trends as defined by DCSF statistical neighbours Bournemouth has experienced the greatest reduction in rates since Baseline amongst statistical neighbours

9. What Next? - Keep Going! Improve access to contraceptive services High quality SRE Targeted Intervention Local data and performance management- Data Dashboard Education and support for parents/ carers Teenage Pregnancy is a priority

10. To Summarise TP and sexual health work needs to be mainstreamed and targeted so all young people get what they need and deserve Go Girls- early identification and targeted intervention

11. Any Questions? Lisa Cousins Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Coordinator Lisa.cousins@bournemouth.gov.uk 01202-456206 questions