Engaging vulnerable adolescents in a pregnancy prevention program: perspectives of Prime Time staff.

Introduction: Evaluating interventions for reducing unintended adolescent pregnancy is necessary to ensure quality and efficacy. The purpose of this study was to examine core case management practices and processes for engaging high-risk girls in Prime Time, an intensive multi-component intervention from the perspectives of intervention program staff.

Method: Structured individual interviews were conducted with the entire Prime Time program staff (N = 7) to assess successes and challenges in engaging adolescent girls at high risk for early pregnancy.

A clinic-based, youth development approach to teen pregnancy prevention.

Objective: To provide a description of Prime Time, an intervention to reduce pregnancy risk behaviors among high-risk adolescent girls.

Methods: Prime Time, a clinic-based, multicomponent youth development intervention aims to reduce sexual risk behaviors, violence involvement, and school disconnection.

Results: We highlight key considerations in conceptualization, design, and methods for a Prime Time randomized trial.