May 2023
Ten years ago this month, in the wake of the New York City subway ad controversy, a group of young moms—Christina Setzer, Natasha Vianna, Consuela Greene, Lisette Orellana Engel, Marylouise Kuti, Jasmin Colon, and Gloria Malone—launched the No Teen Shame campaign.
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February 2017
We hope those who come to help solve problems center the voices of people with lived experience, look at power dynamics, and do what is needed within a reproductive justice framework.
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October 2016
We would like to see the conversation shift away from teen pregnancy prevention and toward positive youth development overall. If you teach teens what it means to have autonomy over your body and what it means to be in a healthy, consensual relationship, for instance, you will give them the tools to make positive life choices.
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May 2015
We recognize that all young people deserve access to comprehensive and accurate information about their sexual and reproductive health as well as complete agency and autonomy over their own bodies.
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May 2013
The Candie's Foundation must radically change its response to and perception of what teen pregnancy and parenting means for young people. This means using evidence-supported messaging for educating teens on how to prevent pregnancy that is free of shame and stigma.
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Articles by founders
A Call to Action for Shame-Free Sex Education by Natasha Vianna on the SIECUS blog
Author and Poet Elizabeth Acevedo on Diversity in Young Adult Literature by Gloria Malone on BeLatina
The Young Families Photo Project by Christina Martinez in Voices River City
Faces of Title IX: Lisette Orellana by Lisette Orellana
Far From ‘Tragic’: Author Jenna Vinson on the Misrepresentation of Young Mothers by Gloria Malone on Rewire News
I Was Shamed as a Young Mom, Too by Natasha Vianna in Self Magazine
Six Books Written by Teen Mothers You Should Read This Mother’s Day by Gloria Malone on Rewire News
Back-to-School Homework for Educators: Learn What You Can Do to Support Teen Parents by Natasha Vianna on Rewire News
Pregnant and Parenting Students Can—and Should—Enforce Their Title IX Rights by Natasha Vianna on Rewire News
Reports
Representations of Teenage Motherhood and Parenthood in the United States
A Multi-Generational Approach to Addressing the Educational Needs of Expectant and Parenting Youth
Interviews & press
For Teen Parents in Tulsa, Respect in the School is Key to Success. Teen Vogue
I Was Shamed as a Young Mom, Too. Self Magazine
Title IX and the Ethics of Storytelling. The Katie Speak Show
TEEN MOM: One woman working to eliminate stigma Houston Business Journal
Teen Moms Need Support, Not Shame New York Magazine
Long-Acting Contraception Makes Teen Pregnancy Rates Plummet. But Why Are Some Skeptical? The Nation
Mom's Raw Postpartum Photo Highlights Lesser-Known Feeding Huffington post
The truth about teen moms getting impregnated by older men Fusion
The Way We Talk About Sex Education Needs To Change A Plus
Back-to-School Homework for Educators: Learn What You Can Do to Support Teen Parents Rewire
How To Help Prevent Teen Pregnancies Without Shaming Young Parents ThinkProgress
Pregnant and Parenting Students Can—and Should—Enforce Their Title IX Rights Rewire
Her difficult journey could have been eased by knowing rights Sacramento Bee
8 Lies We Need to Stop Spreading About Teen Pregnancy Policy Mic
Report urges schools to do more for pregnant students EdSource
What Pregnant and Parenting Teens Really Need Huffington Post
Young Mothers Are Denouncing This Pregnancy Prevention Business Insider
Woman Crush(ing the Patriarchy) Wednesday: Gloria Malone Latina
Woman Crush(ing the Patriarchy) Wednesday: Natasha Vianna Latina
What it's like to be a teen parent: readers' stories Washington Post
It’s Not Just Those Awful Ads in NYC: Teen Moms Are Bullied Every Day Rewire
'Mamas Day' Celebrates Motherhood Outside the Boxes Ebony
United Way Milwaukee's teen pregnancy prevention campaign falls flat SheKnows
Team Pick: Mamas Day Cards for All Your Mama Needs Autostraddle
Teen Moms Sound Off On Study Claiming “Teen Mom” Reduced Teen Pregnancies The Frisky
Family Leave Laws Need to Include Teen Student Parents RH Reality Check
Shame & Stigma: How it Makes Young Moms and Dads Feel Scarleteen
To Support and Help Teen Mothers, We Must Stop Shaming Them Policy Mic
Teen Parents Need Support, Not Shame Sex,Ed Honestly
Mommie Dearest: On Beyoncé, Motherhood, & Feminism The Frisky
NYC uses shame, petty insults in new teen pregnancy campaign Salon
Presentations
The New Sex Ed for All Month: Reshaping the Conversation to Include Young Families, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Authentic Allies Roundtable: Organizations & Adults can Respectfully Partner with Young Parents, Healthy Teen Network’s Youth 360 Conference, Baltimore, MD
A Teen Parent Inclusive Movement, Civil Liberties and Public Policy Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts
Using Authentic Social Media Engagement to Amplify Marginalized Voices, Youth + Tech + Health Conference, San Francisco, California
Supporting Mothers in Academia, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Teen Pregnancy, Shame, and Reproductive Control in American Culture, Civil Liberties and Public Policy Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts