GCC Issue of Adolescent Pregnancy in California Advocacy Letter

Your letter should:

a) Identity an important issue that affects families. What issue are you addressing? (ISSUE THAT AFFECTS FAMILIES IS ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES)(FUNDING FOR PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN ALL SCHOOLS)

b) Identify an appropriate elected official at the county, state, or national level; appropriate meaning someone in a position that can address your issue. In your letter, note the official’s correct title and their full name. (GAVIN NEWSOM; GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA)

c) Describe how the issue affects children or families. Be specific! (The first way it affects adolescents is that the adolescent mother would put herself at risk for a high-risk pregnancy such as preeclampsia, anemia, contracting STDs, high blood pressure, premature delivery, and delivering at low birth weight. The second way it affects adolescents is that it causes mental health problems such as baby blues, depression, and postpartum depression. Lastly adolescent pregnancy would cause financial problems for the adolescent)

d) Provide at least ONE key statistic or fact that supports your argument. Must include APA citation within your paragraph and include the reference at the bottom of the letter. (Every year, an estimated 21 million girls aged 15-19 years in developing regions become pregnant and approximately 12 million of them give birth (UN DESA, 2017).)

REFERENCE: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescent-pregnancy#:~:text=Every%20year%2C%20an%20estimated%2021,million%20of%20them%20give%20birth.&text=At%20least%20777%2C000%20births%20occur,15%20years%20in%20developing%20countries.

e) Describe specific actions you would like the elected official to take to address this family centered issue. What solution(s) are you proposing they take?

f) Date should be included at top of letter; at bottom of letter sign and print your name

g) Letter must meet appropriate length requirement of one page with 4 paragraphs, following the provided template.

i) Letter should be typed, single-spaced, use appropriate font (Times/Times New Roman, 12 point). Note that the appropriate spacing for each paragraph should follow the template: do not indent the start of each paragraph and use one line spacing in between paragraphs.