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The Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA) is an experimental study focused on assessing the implementation and impacts of innovative strategies and untested approaches for preventing teenage pregnancy. To learn about the study, please see the executive summary or full report for the design of the PPA impact study. A fact sheet presents an overview of the findings from the study.

There are three OAH TPP Research and Demonstration grantees (Tier 2), three ACYF Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative Strategies (PREIS) grantees, and one non-federally funded program included in the evaluation. Implementation reports for all seven program models and impact reports for the six sites that participated in rigorous impact studies are available below. The contractor is Mathematica Policy Research.

AIM 4 Teen Moms, Los Angeles, California

Final Impact Report (February 2017)
Interim Impact Report (December 2015)
Executive Summary - Implementation Report (May 2014)
Implementation Report (February 2014)

Gen.M, Travis County, Texas

Final Impact Report (September 2016)
Interim Impact Report (April 2016)
Implementation Report (August 2013)
Executive Summary - Implementation Report (August 2013)

HealthTeacher, Chicago, Illinois

Implementation Report (May 2014)
Interim Impact Report (May 2014)
Executive Summary - Implementation Report (August 2013)

POWER Through Choices, Oklahoma, California, and Maryland

Final Impact Report (September 2016)
Interim Impact Report (August 2015)
Implementation Report (December 2014)
Executive Summary - Implementation Report (December 2014)

Teen Options to Prevent Pregnancy (T.O.P.P.), Columbus, Ohio

Final Impact Report (July 2016)
Interim Impact Report (December 2015)
Implementation Report (July 2014)
Executive Summary - Implementation Report (July 2014)

Teen PEP, Princeton, New Jersey

Final Impact Report (September 2016)
Interim Impact Report (July 2016)
Implementation Report (August 2014)
Executive Summary - Implementation Report (August 2014)

WAIT Training, Tallahassee, Florida

Implementation Report (September 2014)
Executive Summary - Implementation Report (September 2014)