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Thriving Teens Reaching 2 Connect
About Our Program
SRAE Program is aimed at decreasing rates of teen births, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections by educating youth to voluntarily refrain from non-martial sexual activity.
Increase the number
of youth who better understand what
makes healthy
relationships
Increase the number of youth who report
they are more likely to consider consequences before making decisions
Increase the number of youth who know how
STI’s/HIV is transmitted
Increase the number of youth who
resist or say no to peer pressure
Increase the number of youth that plan to
abstain or delay having sexual
intercourse until marriage
In Depth:
Out of the 50 United States, Mississippi ranks #1 for the highest rates of teen births (1); Mississippi ranks #1 for the highest infant deaths; Mississippi ranks #1 in the nation for sexually transmitted diseases! Family Wellness Outreach Center of Mississippi, Inc. is a community-based, non-profit organization that proposes to implement a high quality, high fidelity sexual risk avoidance education (SRAE) model program for vulnerable youth in rural and under-resourced counties ranked with the highest birth rates: Clay (#10), Chickasaw (#13) and Lowndes (#68). With an average rate of 39.53 for all races (per 1,000 females), the 2019 teen birth rate in the target areas exceeds the state rate (29.1.) by 39.39% and the national birth rate (13.6) by 97.61%. The birth rates for African American teens in the counties are even higher averaging 42.83% and exceeding the national rate by 103.60%. The STD’s/STI’s are at dangerous levels and will be addressed through this program.
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