By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing
Author(s):
Hoffman, S.
Publisher:
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Date Published:
October, 2006 This report documents the public costs of teen childbearing at both the national and state level, including increased costs for health care, foster care, and incarceration. It provides estimates of public sector costs of teen childbearing nationally and by state as well as cost estimates of childbearing for teen parents.
Download a copy of By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing (PDF, 544.64 KB) from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Web site.
