2.  78% OF TEEN PREGNANCIES ARE UNPLANNED  Parents make many adjustments to their lives when they have a child. What changes do new parents make?

3.  Basic physical needs: food, clothing, shelter, medical care  Developmental and emotional needs  Unconditional love, proper nurturing, education  Guidance, understanding of right & wrong, development of good self- concept  Self-direction & accepting responsibility

4.  PHYSICAL: strain on your body, risk of medical complications: early/prolonged labor, high blood pressure, anemia  EMOTIONAL/MENTAL: stress, depression, frustration, strained relationships  SOCIAL: isolation, loss of friends, miss out on activities

5.  LEGAL: possible consequences if underage, adoption, safe delivery program  ECONOMIC: more difficult to finish high school, less likely to meet career goals, more likely to end up in poverty

6.  WHERE CAN YOU GO TO GET INFORMATION AND/OR COUNSELING ON THESE ISSUES? HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS & SEXUAL VIOLENCE: SHACC, Diane Peppler, website with validity, hotline CONTRACEPTION & PREGNANCY: Chippewa County Health Dept, family doctor, website with validity

7. ADOPTION: Website with validity, Reliable Adoption Agency, Department of Health and Human Services

8.  STARTED JANUARY 1, 2001  Purpose: to end the tragedy of unwanted newborns being abandoned  Unharmed newborns up to 3 days old may be surrendered to a “safe place”  “safe places” include: hospital, police department, fire department  28 days to petition the court if you change your mind