Challenges Achieving Economic Self-Sufficiency Among Teen Mothers
Words: 514 Pages: 2 5233"Economic self-sufficiency is commonly understood as financial independence from government or family assistance (Everhardt, 2014; Shlay, 1994). In 2017, teenage females between the ages of 15 and 19 gave birth to 194,377 babies, and birth rates have decreased 7% compared to the previous year (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2018). The risks related to teenage pregnancy have a detrimental impact on society as they cause a financial burden on taxpayers at local, state, and national government levels (Dorrell, […]