1. Carla Ayala CSU Monterey Bay Psychology Major

2. “Youthquake” California's birth rates to teens are between 4 and 12 times higher than are the rates for France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan. In 2001, more than 53,000 teens - nearly 5% of all teens aged 15 to 19 - gave birth in California, and many more became pregnant. The California Department of Finance conservatively projects a 23% increase in annual teen births in California within 5 years resulting in approximately 12,500 more California teen births in 2008 than there were in 2001. (Constantine, N., and Nevarez, p.13)

4. California Teen Birth Rates, 1998-2009

5. 19 California Counties With 3-Year Average Teen Birth Rates* Significantly HIGHER Than the 3-Year Average State Teen Birth Rate, 2007-2009**, Highest to Lowest Kern (62.8) Tulare (62.1) Kings (59.5) Madera (57.7) Imperial (55.5) Monterey (54.8) Fresno (54.4) Merced (51.0) Glenn (45.3) San Bernardino (44.6) Colusa (44.6) Del Norte (44.4) Tehama (43.1) Santa Barbara (42.3) Yuba (41.9) Lake (41.8) San Joaquin (41.6) Stanislaus (40.6) Riverside (39.0) Sources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 2007-2009, Office of Health and Information Research. Teen population: State of California, Department of Finance: Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007. *Teen birth rate is per 1,000 females age 15-19 years. **The number of teen births and the teen female population for 3 years (2007-2009) were combined to produce more stable rates. County rates were tested for statistical significance against the state rate after subtracting the county’s contribution to the rate. County rates not statistically significantly different from the remaining state rate include Inyo, Mendocino, Modoc, Sacramento, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Trinity, and Ventura. Stable rates could not be computed for Alpine and Sierra (fewer than 20 births). Prepared by: California Department of Public Health, Center for Family Health, Office of Family Planning, August, 2010.

6. State Participation

7. Prevention Schools: Comprehensive-Sex Education Abstinence Only Education Families: Positive relationships Communication Fathers

8. Planned Parenthood Services: Abortion Birth Control Body Image General Health Care Men’s Sexual Health Morning-After Pill Pregnancy Relationships Sex & Sexuality Sexual Orientation & Gender Sexually Transmitted Diseases Women’s Health

9. Bibliography Berglas, N., Brindis, C., Cohen, J. (2003). Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing in California. Sacramento: California Research Bureau. http://www.library.ca.gov/crb/03/07/03-007.pdf California Assembly Bills 2141 and 1511, respectively; The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Briefly…State Legislation to Reduce Teen Pregnancy, July 2007, http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/Briefly_state_legislationUP.pdf. California Department of Public Health. (2011, August). Teen Pregnancy. http://www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/AboutTeenPreg.htm Solomon-Fears, C. (2004, October). Reducing Teen Pregnancy: Adolescent Family Life and Abstinence Education Programs Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (21 April 2011). Teen Pregnancy http://www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/AboutTeenPreg.htm http://www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/AboutTeenPreg.htm Preisendorfer, C. (2011). Real life teens: teen pregnancy. (9 ed., Vol. 57, p. 60). http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=19&sid=143e3b4f-998a-4eeb-826e- 92e974916ec2%40sessionmgr4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=afh&AN=65581161 Public Policy Institute of California, Maternity Before Maturity, Teen Birth Rates in California (Outside Source), California Counts-Population Trends and Profiles, Volume 4, Number 3, February 2003.