The Mississippi State Department of Health is a partner in the Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi initiative to reduce and prevent births to teen mothers.
For Teens Only
- StayTeen.org
A place to learn, and ask the questions that matter - Fact, Not Fiction
A teen-friendly website that provides medically accurate information for Mississippi teens about sex, pregnancy and sexual health
Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi promotes the use of abstinence-only and abstinence-plus sex education, youth development programs, coalition building and media outreach to help Mississippi meet its goal of lower teen birth rates and healthier newborns.
- Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi
Mississippi's broad-based initiative to lower teen birth rates and improve teen and newborn health - The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Why teen pregnancy matters, with information for teens and parents - Mississippi's Plan to Prevent and Reduce Teen Pregnancy
Complete details of the Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi program - PREP and Abstinence-Plus Sex Education
Includes statistics on the incidence and cost of teen births in Mississippi and information on what schools and communities can do to adopt an Abstinence-Plus sex education policy - Adolescent Health Resources
Our rich set of health and sexuality resources for parents and teens
Other Resources
- For Parents: Help Your Teen Make Healthy Choices About Sex (CDC)
- Teen Birth Statistics
See each year's Vital Statistics Reporting for teen birth rates and infant mortality for teen mothers.
