- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Abstinence centered education
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Date of Original:
- 2010-04
- Subject:
- Sexual abstinence--Georgia
Virginity--Georgia
Sex instruction--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G620.C55 M1 2010 A2
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-ba2-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-ba2-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Fact Sheet
Abstinence Centered Education
Youth are faced with many obstacles that can inhibit healthy progression into adulthood. Many engage in risky behavior that could lead to negative outcomes. Adolescent pregnancy, school dropout, substance abuse and youth violence are issues that face countless Georgia communities
Abstinence Saves Money
Total Cost to taxpayers associated with teen childbearing: $344 million State cost: $177 million Federal cost: $167 million
What Are The Benefits?
Abstinence Protects Mental Health
Early sexual debut results in later increases in depression and decreases in self-esteem, which persist throughout adolescence
The dissolution of an intimate relationship results in increase in depression associated with first sex, particularly among females and relatively younger teens throughout adolescence
Abstinence Helps Reduce Delinquency
Early sexual debut corresponds to a 20% increase in likelihood of delinquency later in life
Late sexual debut corresponds to a 50% decrease in likelihood of delinquency later in life
Cost savings from preventing delinquency among youth: Average cost per child per day of incarceration: Regional Youth Detention Campuses: $257/day/child Youth Development Campuses: $222/day/child
Average cost of supervision: $15.28/day/child Average court costs of juvenile cases: Approximately $800/case
Abstinence Leads to Academic Success
Abstinent teens are: 60% less likely to be expelled from school 50% less likely to drop out of high-school Almost twice as likely to graduate from college
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ABSTINENCE WORKS
- It's ok to wait
Teens and Parents Want Abstinence
91% of teens and 93% of adults think that it is important for teens to be given a strong message that they should not have sex until they are at least out of high-school Parents prefer abstinence over comprehensive sex education 2:1 60% of sexually active teens wish that they had waited longer for sexual debut
Healthy Improve Health of Children
April 2010