Teen Stats and FAQs

  • Georgia has the 15th highest teen birthrate in the nation among females aged 15-19. ¹
  • One in four adolescents report verbal, physical, emotional, or sexual abuse from a dating partner each year. ²
  • Fewer than four out of 10 teen mothers ever complete high school. ³
  • One out of every four sexually active teens has had an STD. 4
  • Pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school dropout rates among girls. Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by age 22, versus nearly 90% of women who had not given birth during adolescence. 4
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¹ Source: CDC (2020) www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/teen-births/teenbirths.htm

² Source: Foshee VA, Linder GF, Bauman KE, et al. The Safe Dates project: theoretical basis, evaluation design, and selected baseline findings. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1996; 12(Suppl 2):39-47

³ Source: www.gcapp.org

4 Source: www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy