Adolescent fathers in urban communities: exploring their needs and role in preventing pregnancy.

摘要: Reductions in the number of adolescent pregnancies US demand greater recognition role males especially urban environments and their developmental needs. With its person-in- environment orientation social work profession is a strong position to ameliorate this gap services. Key issues for teenage include "hanging out" with peers networks that communicate information about behaviors such as premarital sex separation from ones parents securing employment so there can be financial independence courtship consolidation male (e.g. macho) image identity formation. Since resources necessary positive formation are frequently unavailable poor centers impregnating an female may become alternative source self-esteem. Social workers should assistance target population carry out assessment all available given community meet needs identify significant gaps determine extent which being used appropriately develop strategies--in collaboration young males--to provide access existing or create new ones. A forum framework has been most effective launching vehicle pregnancy prevention programs.