May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

New Mexico is joining the national activities for
TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION MONTH

The biggest event is an interactive online “quiz” for teens. It will be unveiled on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 and runs through the month. Last year almost 300,000 teens around the country took this quiz.

You can help insure that New Mexico tens get involved in this important opportunity. The quiz includes real-life scenarios and storylines that will prompt teens to carefully consider how they would react in risky sexual situations. Many teens still think, “It can’t happen to me.” This activity will help break through that denial and understand that it can happen to them.

The message is simple. Teens must think about the importance of postponing pregnancy and parenthood until they are adults and take action now to protect their futures.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED – SEX HAS CONSEQUENCES!

This event has been launched by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in partnership with over 150 prominent national organizations.

For more information or access the quiz, log on to www.teenpregnancy.org

For more information on New Mexico activities, visit the New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition at www.nmtpc.org

You Can Help!
· Spread the word to educators, medical and social service providers, the faith community and local community organizations. Ask them to promote the event.

· Get the word out to teens about the quiz. Help them find internet access for the quiz.

· Encourage your schools and libraries to provide internet access for the quiz.

· Help your local schools develop creative activities for the month of May.

· Publicize May events in your local newspapers and radio.

· Use the month of May to increase awareness about teen pregnancy in your community.

Did you know? New Mexico has the 2nd highest teen birth rate in the US

For more information, contact:
New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition
PO Box 35997, Albuquerque, NM 87176
Phone: (505) 254-8737 s Fax: (505) 254-8741
email: nmtpc@nmtpc.org s www.nmtpc.org