Worth the Wait participation in first ever Abstinence Education Evaluation Conference offers further proof that abstinence education is a valid and effective method to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

 

Last November, the Office of Population Affairs, in conjunction with the Administration for Children and Families, paved new ground by having the first ever National Abstinence Evaluation Conference.  One of the primary goals of that conference was to provide an opportunity to present and disseminate research studies on abstinence to those who work in the field. 

 

Worth the Wait founder Stacey Ladd and evaluator Jeff Tanner presented Worth the Wait’s saturation abstinence education results together at this conference held in Baltimore, Maryland. They were one of only seven organizations in the nation to present their manuscripts.

 

If you are interested in abstinence education research, you can find the link to all of the manuscripts, including the Worth the Wait manuscript at this site on the web:

 

www.pal-tech.com/web/abstinenceed/Conference%20Document%20-%20Manuscripts%20and%20Abstracts.pdf