Capita Announces Details of Its 8th National Tackling Teenage Pregnancy Conference

Manchester, United Kingdom, June 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- With the publication of the Sexual Health Strategy due this autumn and with updates on the PSHE review, Capita’s 8th National Tackling Teenage Pregnancy Conference provides innovative guidance on how you can implement fully integrated services and commissioning to drive down teenage pregnancy rates across the UK.

Discover how to tackle the issue through co-operative working promoted by the Child Poverty Strategy, Public Health Outcomes Framework and Early Intervention Grants. Learn from collaborative working delivered by representatives from health, local government, the voluntary sector and education who will demonstrate their best practice approaches to tackling teenage pregnancy through providing targeted, evidence-based support.

Their Expert Speakers Include:

Gill Frances OBE, Teenage Pregnancy Specialist
Judith Hind, Contraceptive Manager Sexual Health Team, Department of Health
Alison Hadley, Programme Manager, Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Department for Education
Dr Arif Rajpura, Director for Public Health, NHS Blackpool
Etty Martin, Joint Commissioning Manager for Sexual Health, Warwickshire County Council
Anna Fillingham, Network Project Manager, Cheshire and Merseyside Sexual Health Network
Kay Smallbone, Health Development Manager, Shropshire Council
Dee Conlon, Domestic Violence Coordinator, Blackpool Advocacy

Benefits of Attending:

· Examine the position of reducing teenage pregnancy within the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and Public Health Outcomes Framework
· Explore the Department of Health’s plans to increase access to contraceptive services while also tackling the rise in repeat abortion rates
· Find out how successful SRE programmes are helping to develop and enhance relationships between schools, parents and young people
· Learn how an effective child poverty strategy can help to combat local teenage pregnancy rates and lift disadvantaged groups above the poverty line
· Gain insight into integrated working and commissioning between local authorities and health to provide holistic services to young people and how effective analysis of data can provide more targeted support

For more information, contact Catherine.Kennedy@capita.co.uk or visit the website http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/public-sector-conferences/childrens-services/full-conference/article/tackling-teenage-pregnancy-2.html?code=SMMK