BuildinganEvidenceBasetoInformInterventions forPregnantandParentingAdolescents:ACall forRigorousEvaluation

Adolescent parents and their children are at increased risk for adverse short- and long-term health and social outcomes. Effectiveinterventionsareneeded to support these young families. We studied the evidence base and found a dearth of rigorously evaluated programs. Strategies from successful interventions are needed to inform both intervention design and policies affecting these adolescents. The lack of rigorous evaluations may be attributable to inadequate emphasis on and sufficient funding for evaluation,aswellastochal