Share 'UK Govt project fails to reduce teenage pregnancy - may have doubled it'

The Young People's Development Programme (YPDP), set up in 2004, involved 27 pilot projects in different locations in England and ran until March 2007. Its aim was to address risk behaviour in relation to teenage pregnancy, substance misuse and educational attainment through a long-term programme for young people aged 13 to 15. However, research commissioned by the Department of Health and carrie…