Tackling Teenage Pregnancy
Thursday 27th May 2010 – Central London

Chair: Gill Francis OBE, Chair, Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group

Capita’s 6th National Tackling Teenage Pregnancy Conference offers high level strategic support and practical guidance on reducing conception rates among young people. The key drivers are in place at both a national and local level.

With the new statutory PSHE guidance, a drive to increase access to contraception and sexual health services and reducing conception rates as the second highest LAA priority; now is the time for professionals working across the teenage pregnancy agenda to come together and assess how to strengthen and sustain progress.
 

Benefits of Attending

• Get an update from the DCSF Teenage Pregnancy Unit about the future of the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy post 2010
• Explore how to enhance your strategic commissioning to achieve increased access to contraception
• See how you can improve sexual health services by providing a holistic health and wellbeing centre
• Learn methods for identifying and targeting at-risk groups through screening toolkits
• Consider new ways to engage and support teenage parents through the Department of Health’s ‘You’re Welcome’ programme
• Take the opportunity to question, share challenges and discuss opportunities with a young service user
• Benefit from learning strategies to prevent second unplanned pregnancies by working holistically with young people

Our Expert Speakers Include

Alison Hadley, Programme Manager, Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Jenny McLeish, Strategic Coordinator, National Teenage Pregnancy Midwifery Network
Tracy Kirk, Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Lead, Stoke on Trent City Council
Lily Makurah, Head of Adolescent Public Health, Department of Health
Polly Harrow, Head of Personalised Learning, Barnsley College
Jane Lees, Chair, Sex Education Forum

Please follow the link below to view the conference brochure which includes the full agenda and booking form: http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/brochures/Tackling_Teenage_Pregnancy_MKJE.pdf

For More Information:

Please contact Joanna Edwards on 0207 202 0526 or email at joanna.edwards2@capita.co.uk
OR visit our website by following the link:
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/public-sector-conferences/local-government-communities/full-conference/article/tackling-teenage-pregnancy.html