Research Updates
April 2007
| Study Shows Federal Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs are Ineffective in Delaying Sexual Activity among Young People |
| A study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research Inc. on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found no evidence that federal abstinence-only-until-marriage programs increase rates of sexual abstinence. The independent evaluation of abstinence programs was authorized by Congress in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and began ... |
