Counting It Up: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing

Counting It Up

Research closely links teen parenthood to many negative consequences for mothers, fathers, children, and society. Counting It Up documents the public costs of teen childbearing at both the national and state level. Click here to learn more about this project.

State Costs of Teen Childbearing

http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/costs/calculator.asp

http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/costs/pdf/counting-it-up/fact-sheet-new-mexico.pdf

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