United States

Teens

As a leading authority on teen reproductive health, the Guttmacher Institute estimates national and state-level teen pregnancy rates; documents teens’ access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and promotes fact-based, comprehensive sex education and youth-friendly, confidential services.

Policy Analysis

Expanding the Scope of Sex Education and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program: A Work in Progress
Fact Sheet

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States
Policy Analysis

It’s Time for Congress to Give All Young People the Sexual Health Resources They Need to Thrive

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

March 2018 Policy Analysis
“Refusal of Care” Rule: Guttmacher Institute Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
February 2018 Policy Analysis
New Name, Same Harm: Rebranding of Federal Abstinence-Only Programs

Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
HIV & STIs
Teens
February 2018 Policy Analysis
Coercion Is at the Heart of Social Conservatives’ Reproductive Health Agenda

Joerg Dreweke,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Taking Stock of Year One of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Agenda Against Reproductive Health and Rights

Kinsey HasstedtandHeather D. Boonstra,Rewire
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Teens
January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
High Schoolers Are Waiting Longer To Have Sex — Let’s Give Them the Information They Need

Laura D. LindbergandJesseca Boyer,The Hill
United States
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2017 Fact Sheet
American Adolescents’ Sources of Sexual Health Information
United States
Teens
December 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Despite New Branding, Abstinence-Only Programs Have Same Old Problems

Laura D. LindbergandHeather D. Boonstra,The Hill
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
November 2017 News Release
Confidentiality Concerns May Deter U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults from Obtaining Contraceptive Care
United States
Teens
November 2017 Research Article
Adolescents' and Young Adults' Reports of Barriers to Confidential Health Care and Receipt of Contraceptive Services

Liza Fuentes,Meghan Ingerick,Rachel K. JonesandLaura D. Lindberg,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Teens
September 2017 Infographic
U.S. Adolescent Pregnancy Rates by Race, 2013
United States
Teens

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Hear From An Expert

Teens shouldn’t have to rely on rumors or myths for information about sex and reproduction. Comprehensive sex education is an important tool for getting them the accurate information they need.

Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist

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