ABSTRACTA three‐year interdisciplinary intervention program with adolescent parents and expectant parents was implemented within a public school system. The program combined educational and counseling efforts within a regular school to provide information, support, and the opportunity for personal growth. Program organization and implementation are discussed as well as implications for health professionals. There was evidence that the program was effective with respect to an important goal: keeping the students in school. For the three years of the project, significantly more program participants remained in school than control group member
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