1. Sex and the City Birmingham

2. Finding include … Rates of teenage pregnancy 25% higher than the national average Abortion rates rising by 4% a year, with 1 in 4 under the age of 25 having had one or more previous abortions Ten inner city wards account for around 46% cases of gonorrhea, 54% syphilis, 32% teenage pregnancies, 37% terminations and 30% terminations under the age of 20 years

3. Change in under-18 conception rate by Region 1998-2006

4. Trends in Birmingham Latest ONS figures (provisional) for 2007 53.2 per 1000 girls aged 15-17 in 2006 to 52.8 in 2007 1,119 conceptions to under 18 years with 51% being terminated Compared to England and the West Midlands, Birmingham has seen a slight decrease in trend with an achievement of - 9.5% decline compared to -8.2% across the region and to a -10.7% overall decline nationally

5. Birmingham Teenage Executive Group Government Office of West Midlands Review Improve strategic planning and partnership working through new executive group Refocusing of TP grant funding on prevention agenda Increase school nurse capacity linked to priority schools Pilot Targeted Youth Support in ten priority schools Performance management of termination providers Improvements in sexual health services for young people – improve access and take up of contraception

6. Birmingham Teenage Executive Group Teenage Pregnancy Grant is allocated to key area’s:- Targeted schools and locality work Targeted Youth Support Team Vulnerable Young People’s Team PRUs, LACES and Youth Offending Teams Condom distribution scheme Training / workforce development Termination follow up Active Case Management Young Parents Housing Support *Additional contraceptive funding has been awarded for schemes to improve knowledge and awareness and uptake of contraception