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This version was published on April 1, 2008
Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 47, No. 3, 280-288 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807310209
© 2008 SAGE Publications

Common/Unity: An Innovative Program to Address 3 Root Causes of Many of the Social Ills Seen in Adolescents

Burris Duncan, MD

University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, bduncan{at}peds.arizona.edu

Gail Harris, PhD

Common Unity Program

Jessica Reedy, BA

College of Medicine, University of Arizona

Sue Krahe, MA

Our Family Services, Tucson, Arizona

Regina Gillis

Our Family Services, Tucson, Arizona

Michele Laguna

Our Family Services, Tucson, Arizona

Multiple community agencies coordinated their individual expertise to develop a comprehensive program for a planned community in a 24-apartment complex for single, young (age range, 18-21 years), homeless mothers and their infants and children. Although objective evaluation of the program proved difficult, "community" was established and lives were changed. The program was designed to address multiple issues faced by teenaged mothers but did not directly address critical factors of youths' internal motivation and decision-making processes. Attempting to reverse major impediments in the lives of young mothers with histories of violence, abuse, unstable early home environments, and lack of education while assuming the sole responsibility of raising a child, advancing their education, and maintaining employment is a daunting task, but a task that deserves our urgent attention.

Key Words: adolescents • teen pregnancy • self-esteem • homelessness


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