Hispanics in the U.S. experience high rates of adolescent childbearing, high school dropout, and
poverty. Research finds that these issues are linked. With the goal of decreasing poverty rates,
this project has sought to identify promising approaches to reducing early childbearing among
Latino adolescents. To inform this work, Child Trends researchers have synthesized evidence
from research studies, trend data, and evaluations of intervention programs. We have also
conducted qualitative interviews with parents, teens, and program designers and practitioners.
The findings from each of these endeavors are described in the chapters of the report. Here we
both highlight the pivotal conclusions arising from this multi-pronged research, and share the
implications for developing a research-based intervention to reduce teen childbearing among
Latinos.