• Since 2012, the teen birth rate among 15-19 year olds in New Mexico (NM) has declined by 37%. In NM, teen birth rates are highest for American Indians and Hispanics. 
• Teens who drop out of school are more likely to become pregnant and have a child than peers who graduate. Nationally, 48% of teen mothers aged 15-19 live below the poverty level. Some reasons for higher teen parenthood in mixed urban/rural areas include lack of health insurance, increased poverty, transportation barriers, and less access to services. 
• During Q2, six cycles of Project AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) and one cycle of ¡Cuídate! were completed.  Through the seven completed Clubs, 73 youth across NM successfully completed programming.
  
• NM Family Planning Program (FPP) contracts with schools and community organizations statewide to provide youth development programming. 
• Continued contractual partnerships with schools and community organizations throughout the state to provide youth development programming.  By the close of FY18, the number of teens successfully completing Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) programming will be at least 260. 

• Schools, after-school, and youth programs
• Community-based organizations
• County health councils
• Pueblos
• School-based health centers
• Public Health Offices
• Parent organizations
• Policy makers
• NM Public Education Department
• NM Human Services Department

• Service-learning, positive youth development, and comprehensive sex education programs.
• Adult-teen communication programs to give adults information and skills to communicate effectively with young people about reducing risky sexual behavior.
• Social media with information on birth control and clinics. 
• BrdsNBz, a text-messaging system that offers teens free, confidential answers to sexual health questions in English or Spanish.
• Access to confidential, low- or no-cost family planning services through county public health offices, community clinics, and school-based health centers.

• Through shared-decision making counseling, increase teens’ access to birth control including the most effective contraceptive methods (implants & IUDs).
• Incorporate service-learning programs consisting of community-based volunteer services and guided curriculum education.
• Promote BrdsNBz, a text-messaging system that offers teens free, confidential answers to sexual health questions in English or Spanish.

• Q1: Begin outreach to enroll teens for all programs. The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) curriculum is nine-months in duration, so teens enrolled in Quarter 1 participate in programming throughout the school year. Completed.
• Q2: Have 24 teens complete the AIM program, 10-12 teens complete the Cuidate program, and monitor the teens enrolled in the TOP program. Incomplete. 64 teens completed project AIM and 6 completed ¡Cuídate! The Teen Outreach Program curriculum is nine-months in duration, so teens enrolled in Quarter 1 participate in programming throughout the school year
• Q3: Have 24 additional teens complete the AIM program, 10-12 additional teens complete the Cuidate program, and monitor the teens enrolled in the TOP program.
• Q4: Have 24 additional teens complete the AIM program, 10-12 additional teens complete the Cuidate program, and have at least 200 teens successfully complete the TOP program. Get the total number of teens completing the program for the year to at least 260.

**It is important to remember that there is a 4-week grace period (after Sept 30^th) for TOP, so we will not know the total number of participants until November.