Our mission is to provide statewide leadership on the issue of teen pregnancy prevention through collaboration, education, training and advocacy; thereby reducing teen pregnancy and improving the well-being of Alabama's children, families and communities.
 
Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy's Mission and
Revised Priorities (November 2009)

Community Benefit Report 2008-2009

The Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded on the belief that reducing the rate of teen pregnancy is one of the most direct means available to improve overall child well-being and reduce persistent poverty.  
 
The Campaign was founded in 1999 in response to a deep concern among community leaders that Alabama had one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the United States. Alabama has made progress in reducing teen pregnancy since 1999, but even with that progress we remain ranked among the states with the highest rates of teen pregnancy. High rates of teen pregnancy burden not only teenagers but also their children, families and communities, while imposing large costs on taxpayers as well. In 2007 there was an estimated 12,398 teen pregnancies in Alabama among girls aged 10-19; a rate of 39.7. Of these pregnancies, 8,776 resulted in live births.
 
Teen pregnancy prevention requires the thoughtful and deliberate attention of parents, youth, community leaders, educators, policy makers, faith leaders, and others who have an interest in the healthy development of Alabama’s children and youth.  You may receive information and learn about teen pregnancy prevention in Alabama by signing up for the ACPTP eNews.