Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

IMAGINE - Georgia could save taxpayers $465 million a year, help lift families out of poverty, significantly improve the state’s high school graduation rate, and put some of Georgia’s most vulnerable young people on the path to long-term success by addressing one issue.


That issue is teen pregnancy prevention.
Teen pregnancy fuels the cycle of poverty and unemployment; it becomes a tremendous barrier to a young person’s advancement on every level, and comes at a very high cost to the children, the teen parents, all of us. And one way or another we all pay. G-CAPP works every day to break this cycle. We hope you join us in this life-changing work.

 


 

Teen Pregnancy in Georgia

Georgia has the 13th highest teen pregnancy rate in the country. Stopping teen pregnancy often starts by changing circumstances and inspiring young people. One of G-CAPP's primary roles as a statewide organization is advocating for policies that support Georgia's most vulnerable youth and their families. Click on the map to see your county data. Email us at general@gcapp.org to find out how you can mobilize your community.

News & Events

New CDC Report: More Teen Girls Use Best Birth Control

Teen pregnancy rates are at a 30-year-low. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released numbers offering one possible reason for those positive trends: more sexually experienced teenagers reported current use of highly effective contraceptive methods. Click here for the full CDC report.
 

May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

Throughout National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, G-CAPP will host statewide projects and activities to help build awareness around teen pregnancy prevention issues in Georgia. Learn more here.
 
Richmond County teens have high rates of sex, pregnancy, disease GCAPP received a $7.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to try to lower Richmond County’s teen pregnancy and teen births by 10 percent by 2015. Read more about the project here from The Augusta Chronicle.
 

G-CAPP joins Southern organizations to raise awareness

A new report, supported by G-CAPP, underscores the challenges faced by young people in the South and the need for sexual health education. Click here to read on.
 

2012 G-CAPP Conference

Join us in Atlanta, September 12-13 for "Putting the Puzzle Together - Which Piece Are You?" Click here for details.
 

We Are Change

Over five years, G-CAPP will work with eleven youth-serving organizations and five clinical service providers in Richmond County to reach over 16,000 youth ages 15-19. Learn more.
 

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