(2015) The more time mothers spent engaged in activities with their adolescent children (ages 12 to 18), the less teens were involved in delinquent behavior, such as skipping school, shoplifting, staying out at night without permission, and getting in trouble at school or with the law, according to a study in the most recent issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family (see Figure 1).1
(2010) With almost half of the world's population under age 25, investments in young people are vital to improve economic and social outcomes and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
(2020) PRB partnered with Marie Stopes Zambia to create a suite of products aimed at convincing policymakers within Zambia’s Ministry of Health of the need to support young people’s access to contraceptives as outlined in Zambia’s FP2020 Commitment.
(2011) For years, family planning (FP) has been integrated with maternal and child health services (MCH) in countries such as Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, and Thailand.
(2001) Malaria threatens at least 24 million pregnancies each year in Africa, the continent most affected by this disease according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Project: Supporting Population Evidence and Champions in Africa (SPEC)
By 2030, young Africans are expected to make up 42 percent of the world’s youth and account for 75 percent of the those under age 35 in Africa.
Project: KIDS COUNT
The KIDS COUNT Data Book provides an up-to-date and detailed picture of how children are faring in the United States, nationally and in each state.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
(2020) PRB partnered with Marie Stopes Zambia to create a suite of products aimed at convincing policymakers within Zambia’s Ministry of Health of the need to support young people’s access to contraceptives as outlined in Zambia’s FP2020 Commitment.
(2006)The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has experienced major improvements in health over the past few decades.1 Today, on average, a girl born in Egypt is expected to live for 72 years—nearly 20 years longer than if she had been born in the early 1970s—owing in large part to a 70 percent improvement in infant mortality rates over the same time period.