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Seema Satourian
May 2012
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The purpose of this project was to design a grant proposal to launch a teen
pregnancy prevention campaign in Pasadena. CA. The first step will be to create a
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documentary of Latina teens and their parents to emphasize the importance of close
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parent-teen relationships and open communication about sex. The documentary will be
used to facilitate discussion with various parent and teen groups in the community,
review was conducted to learn of risk and protective factors that affect teen pregnancy,
the role of parent-teen relationships, and existing parent-teen programs. Day One was
identified as the hosting agency and California Community Foundation was selected as
the funding source. The submission of this proposal was not a requirement for the
A THESIS
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In Partial Fulfillment
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By Seema Satourian
May 2012
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I want to thank my parents and brother for the unlimited support they gave me
my parents, who have given up their lives and careers to move to the United States so my
brother and I can have the best educational and professional opportunities. Mom and
Dad, your strength, hard work, and kindness will always encourage me to be the best that
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I can be.
I also want to thank my mentor Christy Zamani for supporting me, challenging
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me, and providing me with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Thank
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you Christy, for all the guidance and encouragement throughout the years.
Many warm thanks to my wonderful friends, boyfriend, and cousins for their
patience, love, support, and encouragement. Finally, I am thankful for a great cohort who
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was always willing to actively listen, normalize, and validate my experienced difficulties
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iii
TABLES vi
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1. INTROUDCTION 1
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Problem Statement 1
Purpose 3
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
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Teen Pregnancy 4
Risk and Protective Factors 4
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Social Background 5
Familial Attributes 6
Individual Characteristics 8
Latino Cultural Values 11
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3. METHODOLOGY 20
Target Population 20
Identification of Funding Source 20
The Funding Source 21
Resources for the Grant Problem Statement 22
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4. GRANT PROPOSAL 23
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5. LESSONS LEARNED 33
Literature Review 33
Identification of the Funding Source 34
Grant Writing Process
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Social Work Implications 35
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REFERENCES 36
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Problem Statement
the last 25 years (Singh & Darroch, 2000). In United States, the teenage birthrate has
reached a historical low, declining 37% from 1991 to 2009 (Ventura & Hamilton, 2011).
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In spite of the progress, United States still has the highest rates of teen pregnancy among
teenagers of all other developed countries, as the United States has almost twice as many
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incidences compared to Canada and Sweden (McKay & Barrett, 2010). According to
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national data, 750,000 teen pregnancies occur annually in the United States (Guttmacher
Institute, 2010).
Although teen pregnancy affects all racial groups, economic class, and
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communities, Latina teens have the highest rates, with about 52% becoming pregnant at
least once before the age of 20 nearly twice the national average (The National Campaign
to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2010). Research trends show that Latino
teens are less likely to use contraceptives compared to teens of other racial groups, which
puts them at an increased risk of becoming pregnant (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. 2010). Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States. It has
been estimated that by the year 2020. 1 in 5 teenagers will be Latino, as the Latino
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teenage population will grow by 60%, compared to 8% growth in the total teen
population (Campbell, 1996). Given these projections. Latina teens are in need of
effective prevention programs to decrease rates of teen pregnancy, as these trends will
suggest that teenage pregnancy is related to higher pre-term delivery rates (Fraser,
Brockert, & Ward, 1995; Gilbert, Jandial, Field, Bigelow & Danielson, 2004), higher
lower birth weights (Gilbert et al., 2004; Gortzak-Uzan, Hallak, Press, Katz, & Shoham-
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Vardi, 2001), and higher infant mortality rates (Gilbert et al., 2004). Teen pregnancy is
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also a major contributor to economic and educational challenges with many living in
poverty (Moore, Morrison, & Greene, 1997). Teen parents are more likely to drop out of
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high school, as only 50% graduate, compared to 90% of teens who had not given birth
during adolescence (Perper, Peterson, & Manlove, 2010). Among Latino teens, 7 in 10
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mothers drop out of high school compared to 58% of teen mothers overall (Manlove,
1998). This leaves many without advanced skills, unable to participate in the competitive
1996). Additionally, half of all single mothers on welfare reported being teenage mothers
(Jacobson & Maynard. 1995). At the societal level, teen pregnancy costs taxpayers more
than $9 billion every year for issues related to healthcare, welfare, increased incarceration
rates among children of teenage parents, and lost tax revenue due to low educational
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Pregnancy among young Latina teens demands attention but prevention programs
can be part of the answer to this public health issue. Some of the applied interventions
across the nation include, curriculum-based education to encourage contraceptive use and
abstinence, service learning and youth development programs to engage youth positively
within their communities and schools (Suellentrop, 2010). Additionally, parent programs
Purpose
The purpose of this thesis project was to write a grant proposal to seek funding for
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launching a campaign in an effort to reduce rates of teen pregnancy in Pasadena, CA.
The first step will be to create a documentary of Latina teens and their parents who may
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share their personal stories, talk about how they have overcome the cultural barriers of
talking about sex, and emphasize the importance of having an open parent-teen
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relationship. Second, the documentary will be used to facilitate discussion with various
parent and teen groups in the community. Finally, this media tool will be utilized to form
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open communication about sex. The ultimate goal of this project is to reduce teen
between Latino parents and their teen daughters, while emphasizing the importance of