Selected as 1 of 13 organizations to receive highly competitive federal teen pregnancy prevention grant
Thrive has been selected by the Office of Population Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as one of only 13 organizations in the country to receive a “Tier 2 Innovation and Impact Network Grant: Achieving Optimal Health and Preventing Teen Pregnancy in Key Priorities.”.
New goal: Reduce the teen birth rate by another 25% in Oklahoma County
In 2015, advocates planned to reduce the rate by one-third by 2020. Those targeted efforts proved extremely successful, lowering the teen birth rate instead by 42% in 2019. Health advocates have a new goal — lower the rate by an additional 25% by 2025.
Teen pregnancy reduced in Oklahoma County, work continues
An Oklahoma County mission announced a major reduction in teen pregnancy rates Wednesday.Thrive is a sexual health collective for youth, founded as a mission in 2015 with the mission of teaching teens about their bodies and pregnancy prevention.“Oklahoma has the third highest teen birth rate in the country, which means that we have one of the highest teen birth rates in the developed world,” CEO of Thrive Laura Lang said.
Trio of bills aim to modernize OK sex education
Oklahoma does not have required sex education in schools, and across the state what is offered in most schools is far from expert considered comprehensive. But a trio of bills making their way through the state legislature may help bring Oklahoma’s sex ed in some cases into the 21st century.
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness month
February is recognized as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month!
About 1-in-10 teens who have been on a date have also been physically, sexually, emotionally or verbally abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the last year.
Many organizations use this month to raise awareness about teen dating violence and to also highlight prevention efforts.
Awarded its first-ever federal grant
Thrive has been awarded its first ever federal grant! Thrive is a 2018 recipient of a two-year “Tier 2” grant for teen pregnancy prevention through the Human Services Department / Office of Adolescent Health.
7 things sex educators wish you’d teach your kids sooner rather than later
Even if your kids are lucky enough to be in a school district that offers a relatively comprehensive program (count your blessings; some states focus solely on abstinence-only lessons or offer no sex ed at all), you’re still responsible for educating them, too. With that in mind, we recently asked sex educators to share the big conversations they wish parents would have with their kids sooner rather than later.
Still too high, but OK teen pregnancy rate trending in right direction
As a mother at just 17 years of age, Leslie Marban of Oklahoma City has a tough road ahead. The statistics make that abundantly clear.
Comprehensive approach reduces local teen pregnancy rates
In 2006, six local organizations began working together to develop a teen pregnancy reduction strategy, which led to the creation of the collaboration. Groups such as the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Variety Care, Planned Parenthood of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City-County Health Department, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy and Teen emPower! were some of the founding organizations.
Comprehensive Approach reduces local teen pregnancy rates [VIDEO]
Katie Morgan’s work at Grant and other schools is part of a larger comprehensive strategy for combating teen pregnancy in Oklahoma County, and it appears to be working. Watch full video.
