The Positive Parenting Initiative focuses on preventing child abuse through education and awareness. Our efforts include:
Every hour of every day, there is an allegation of child abuse in Tennessee. Unfortunately, child abuse is a problem in every county and community across Tennessee. In 2013, Tennessee had 102,748 total referrals for child abuse and neglect.
In 2015, Hispanic teens' birth rate was still more than two times higher than the rate for non-Hispanic white teens. The birth rate of non-Hispanic black teens was almost twice as high as the rate among non-Hispanic white teens, and American Indian/Alaska Native teen birth rates remained more than one and a half times higher than the non-Hispanic white teen birth rate. Geographic differences in teen birth rates persist, both within and across states. Among some states with low overall teen birth rates, some counties have high teen birth rates.
Less favorable socioeconomic conditions, such as low education and low-income levels of a teen’s family, may contribute to high teen birth rates. Teens in child welfare systems are at higher risk of teen pregnancy and birth than other groups. For example, young women living in foster care are more than twice as likely to become pregnant as those not in foster care.
https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm
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