Evaluation of the Efficacy of the AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) 4 Teen Moms Program

This study uses a randomized controlled design to evaluate the efficacy of AIM (Adult
Identity Mentoring) 4 Teen Moms in reducing the incidence of rapid repeat pregnancies and
associated sexual risk behavior. The AIM 4 Teen Moms program is a combination of individual
and small group sessions intervention that encourages parenting young women ages 15-19 years
old to delay rapid repeat pregnancies for 24 months or later. It consists of seven
individual 1-hour long sessions (generally conducted in the participant's home) and two
90-minute group sessions delivered over a 12 week period. Study participants will be
adolescent mothers receiving services from California's Adolescent Family Life or Cal-Learn
programs in the Los Angeles County area. There will be no intervention delivered to members
of the control group. This study is being conducted as part of the national Evaluation of
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services' Office of Adolescent Health.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Beneficiaries of California's Adolescent Family Life or Cal-Learn programs in the Los
Angeles County area

- Female

- 15 - 19 years old

- Has a child between the ages 1 and 6 months at program start

- English or Spanish speaker