The Plainfield Teen Parenting Program, a component of Plainfield High School School-Based Youth Service in Plainfield, New Jersey, provides a comprehensive in-school program to adolescent mothers and their children. The program stresses continued achievement in school, economic self-sufficiency, and positive parenting. Data from 31 mothers who participated in the program and a comparison group indicate that participation was related to improved self-esteem, high school graduation, and postgraduation employment or continued education. The data further suggest that program participation may reduce the frequency of additional births.
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