Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Community Health & Prevention
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health
Program Description
Target
New and expectant teen parents in several communities
Purpose
To provide support and assistance to teens who became parents
Services
Services focus on nurturing relationships between mother and child, improving the health and emotional development of the teen and her child, delaying subsequent pregnancies, and completing school. The Department's grantee is the Ounce of Prevention
Fund, which oversees 21 community-based sites.
Delivery Method
Weekly home visits and peer group meetings
Program Data
Parents Too Soon Program Data
| Performance Indicators |
SFY03 |
SFY04 |
SFY05 |
SFY06 |
SFY07 |
| Grant Amount (Numbers in 000's) |
$4,390.80 |
$3,900.60 |
$3,900.60 |
$3,900.60 |
$3,900.60 |
| Number of Grantees |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Number Served |
4521 |
3560 |
3965 |
4061 |
- |
Program Effectiveness
SFY06
- 6% subsequent birth rate
- 100% completed parenting skills instruction
By 12 months of age
- 84% received three well child visits
- 92% fully immunized
- 97% screened for developmental delay
