Another thought: I used to work with a foundation whose funding focus was girls' programs, not the direct, teen-pregnancy-prevention-type programs, but things like theatre, soccer, dance, poetry, etc. The thought was that girls who are engaged in positive activities and short- and long-term goal-setting/achievement will be by definition less likely to get caught up in having sex that results in STDs, pregnancy, etc. The foundation even had a council of girls who acted as grantmakers themselves, which served as a way to give girls the opportunity to be about grown-up business that had a positive impact, without always pounding the "don't get pregnant" message into them.
I like that model-which has been touched upon by previous posters-that puts the focus on positive living, not just pregnancy prevention. We need holistic solutions, not only the band-aids I spoke of previously.
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