In Support of Adolescent Sexual Health Programs

With the opportunity and necessity in the coming months to address the country’s fiscal future, the undersigned 106 organizations urge the development of an overarching budget deal that provides sequestration relief and increases budget caps to adequately fund investments that ensure the health and well-being of our nation’s youth. As organizations committed to supporting adolescent sexual health programs—the Office of Adolescent Health’s (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Division of Adolescent School Health (DASH) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—we know firsthand the vital role these federal programs play in supporting the health of young people and communities.

We respectfully request your support for the restoration of TPPP funding to at least the current level of $101 million and $6.8 million for evaluation, continued support for DASH at its current level of $32 million, and the elimination of abstinence-only-until-marriage (AOUM) funding in the final fiscal year (FY) 2016 funding deliberations.