Here’s something really exciting – a nationally broadcast endorsement of our work! On Sunday, June 6, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered featured an interview with Dr. Michael Carrera in a fabulous segment about The Children’s Aid Society Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program.

The broadcast explores how Michael Carrera developed his philosophy of linking messages about sexuality to all of the other concerns that young people have (including education, jobs, sports, creativity and their health and well being), approaching teens holistically instead of just about sex. When this happens, he has said, teens develop hope – a very powerful contraceptive. They see that they can have a productive future that they won’t want to risk with early pregnancies.

Our program has been independently evaluated and shown to be effective at greatly reducing teen pregnancies and births. The All Things Considered segment jumped off from the Obama administration’s decision to fund an evidence-based approach to reducing teen pregnancy and noted that the Children’s Aid Carrera model is one of 28 approved under the federal Replication of Evidence-based Programs .