SexEdVA’s PREP is a broad-based and collaborative effort that emphasizes both abstinence and contraception and addresses the adulthood preparation subjects of healthy relationships, parent-child communication, educational and career success, healthy life skills, and adolescent development in order to significantly reduce the number of teen pregnancies in the Harrisonburg, Rockingham, and Page counties of Virginia. SexEdVA’s PREP initiative replicates three evidence-based programs in school- and community-based settings with youth ages 10-19: Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP), Draw the Line/Respect the Line (DTLRTL), and Safer Choices. The initiative focuses on reducing disparities in teen pregnancy rates among three priority populations: Latino youth, rural youth, and youth living in areas with high teen pregnancy rates.
SexEdVA’s PREP program has been running since 2012 and serves over 5,250 students every year.
Take a look at how teen pregnancy rates have changed in students’ communities over the course of the program: