New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition

2008 ART & VIDEO CONTEST

NMTPC is pleased to announce its 6^th Annual Art & Video Contest.  We are looking for entries that will help us promote the message that its’ better for everyone when having a child is postponed until after the teen years.  Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners of each category.   Students are welcome to submit more than one entry but only one prize per participant. Entry deadline is May 9, 2008.

Art Contest Entry Form   |   Video Contest Entry Form

2008 Scholarhip

TWO types of scholarships that are available. Category I is for a senior who is pregnant or parenting and is planning to pursue a college or post secondary education.  Category II is for a senior who has been actively involved in strategies for the prevention of teen pregnancy.  Both males and females are encouraged to apply for the scholarships in either category.  Only students who fall in the above categories will be considered for a NMTPC scholarship.

The deadline for scholarship applications must be postmarked no later than April 11, 2008.

Teen Birth Rate Rises for the
First Time in 14 Years

The teen birth rate in the United States rose in 2006 for the first time since 1991, and unmarried childbearing also rose significantly, according to preliminary birth statistics released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For more information, read the entire news release here.

New Online Publications

• Free Publications from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 2007)
• Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Report Card, 2007
• New Mexico Selected Health Statistics Annual Report, 2005
• NM Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, 2005
• Fatherhood Research
• Teen Parent Programs Resource Directory, 2004
• Bridging Our Past, Present and Future: Teen Pregnancy in New Mexico
• Meeting the Challenge: How to Reduce Teen Pregnancy in Your Community

NMTPC and NM SHARE Conference and Summit 2008

New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition and New Mexico Sexual Health and Risk Education are "Working Together on What Matters:
Reducing Youth Risk Behaviors". The Conference and Summit will explore promising approaches to reducing negative risk-taking behavior among school-age youth, provide health service professionals an opportunity to network with similar programs around the state, as well as provide an update on how New Mexico is doing to reduce teen pregnancy rates, and more. The Conference and Summit features keynote speaker Cynthia Lightfoot, PhD, professor and Program Director of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University, Brandywine and will be held on Friday, May 2 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Albuquerque. Click here for more information.