Jen+Nordberg

Perspective of: England

 * Frame Element || Information gathered: ||
 * < Characters || Girls ages 13-19 ||
 * < Setting ||< England ||
 * < Initiating Event ||< High Rate of Teenage Pregnancy ||
 * < Internal Response ||< Low expectations of education and employment opportunities for some young people, ignorance about contraception, and mixed messages about sex from adults are all listed as reasons for the rise in teenage pregnancy. ||
 * < Goal ||< Lowering the teen pregnancy rate by providing good comprehensive sex and relationship education, better access to young people-friendly services, making contraception more available and demonstrating a more open attitude to sex to help young people make different decisions. ||
 * < Consequence ||< As a result teens are more likely to delay having sex and are more likely to use contraception if they do. ||
 * < Resolution ||< The teenage pregnancy rate is now the lowest its been since 1969. ||

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