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Lucy O'Donnell
Lucy O’Donnell is the Executive Director of the Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc., a statewide school for pregnant and parenting teens. She has over 30 years of experience in the Delaware non-profit sector with a concentration on education. Ms. O’Donnell currently serves on the Delaware Teen Pregnancy Advisory Board, the Association of Fundraising Professionals board and the Huntington Disease Society board as well as numerous state committees.Teen Sexuality: It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Sex Life!
Recently-released statistics show that the birth rate for teenagers fell 9% to 34.3 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19 in 2010 – the lowest level ever reported for the United States, according to Births: Preliminary Data for 2010. Sounds like good news, right? This 9% decrease from 2009 is the…
By: Lucy O'DonnellTaking Action On Teen/Pre-Teen Sexual Activity
Let’s face the facts – our kids are having sex! We no longer have the luxury of pretending that it doesn’t affect our children, our neighborhoods or our bottom lines. We can accept it and work on making it responsible, safe and appropriately timed sex, or we can continue to…
By: Lucy O'Donnell