Despite a 34 percent decline in teen pregnancy over the past two decades, four out of 10 Latinas get pregnant at least once before age 20—more than one and a half times higher than the national average. Research makes clear that there is much parents can do to help their children avoid teen pregnancy. Families Talking Together is an evidence-based curriculum designed to help Latino parents talk with their children about unintended pregnancy. The National Campaign, in partnership with the Center for Latino Family and Adolescent Health (CLAFH) and Visión y Compromiso, is pleased to share a new resource designed to help share this effective curriculum with more Latino parents. Families Talking Together: Creating Healthy Family Conversations to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Community Health Worker Curriculum is a new resource that teaches community health workers/promotores de salud how to educate Latino parents in delivering Families Talking Together.
The Families Talking Together curriculum is available online in English and Spanish here: https://clafh.nursing.duke.edu/