contraceptive use and reduce pregnancy rates Family outreach: including teenagers’ parents in info and prevention programmes The following were found to be characteristics of effective services and interventions: Focusing on improving contraceptive use and at least one other behaviour likely to prevent pregnancy and/or STI transmission Long-term services and • interventions, tailored to meet local needs of young women and young men, with clear and unambiguous information and messages Focusing on local high risk • groups Including interpersonal skills • development such as – negotiating and refusal skills – in programmes, and allowing young people to practise these skills
contraceptive use and reduce pregnancy rates Family outreach: including teenagers’ parents in info and prevention programmes The following were found to be characteristics of effective services and interventions: Focusing on improving contraceptive use and at least one other behaviour likely to prevent pregnancy and/or STI transmission • Long-term services and interventions, tailored to meet local needs of young women and young men, with clear and unambiguous information and messages • Focusing on local high risk groups • Including interpersonal skills development – such as negotiating and refusal skills – in programmes, and allowing young people to practise these skills