Policymakers

NOW HIRING: Director of Policy

The role of the Public Policy Advisory Group is to provide strategic advice to The National Campaign and, from diverse perspectives, to help identify, develop, and promote a variety of policy options that will help advance The National Campaign’s goal of reducing both teen pregnancy and unplanned pregnancy among single, young adults.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Drake, 202-478-8525, or Jessica Swafford, 202-478-8529. For more resources for Policymakers, click here.

What's New

• Letter of Support: Nominal Pricing
• Short Term Actions to Reduce Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
  The new Administration will have a powerful platform from which to make progress on reducing both teen pregnancy as well as unplanned pregnancy more generally. Doing so will help reduce poverty, improve educational outcomes, strengthen the workforce, enhance health, promote personal responsibility, and reduce costs.
  
• Health Reform Recommendations
  Recognizing that health reform will be a top priority for the new Administration and given the health and economic benefits of pregnancy planning and prevention, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy offers a number of recommendations for improving pregnancy prevention and planning within the context of health reform efforts.
  
• The Power of Prevention: The Link between Poverty and Unplanned Pregnancy
  by Andrea Kane, Senior Director, Policy & Partnerships
  Read this recent commentary for The Spotlight on Poverty, a non-partisan forum on poverty known for presenting “big tent” ideas and solutions for reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunity through its comprehensive website, policy events, and original research and surveys. 
• Contraception 101: More than Just Pills and Condoms - A Capitol Hill Briefing
  This briefing brought together a panel of experts to discuss the latest information about an array of contraceptive options, including newer methods such as “the patch” and “the ring” and other long-acting reversible contraceptives.
• Policy Brief: What Policymakers Can Do
  There are many different solutions to the widespread problems of teen and unplanned pregnancy, at the individual and societal level, and public policy certainly plays a key role. The following public policy actions would help ensure that teens and young adults have the necessary tools to make wise choices regarding pregnancy and childbearing.
• Policy Brief: Thoughts for Elected Officials About Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
  As newly-elected officials at the national, state, and local level prepare to take office, this document poses a few questions and offers some key data for elected officials at all levels to consider. We hope it sparks a new conversation and inspires new action about these important issues.
• Policy Brief: Funding to States and Communities for Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Interventions
  There is persuasive and growing evidence that a number of programs can delay sexual activity, improve contraceptive use among sexually active teens, and/or prevent teen pregnancy. At present, the federal government’s primary investment has been in abstinence education rather than programs with strong evidence of success, which focus both on encouraging young people to postpone sex and to use contraception carefully and consistently if they are sexually active. Investment in programs that have been proven effective in changing teen sexual behavior should be increased in order to sustain our nation’s progress in reducing teen pregnancy.
  
• Pending Legislation: 110th Congress
• Summary of Teen Pregnancy Prevention-Related Funding