AIM 4 Teen Moms (AIM4TM)

Teen mothers ages 14-20 who have at least one child

AIM 4 Teen Moms (AIM4TM) is an intervention to reduce rapid repeat pregnancies among teen moms by helping teen mothers define specific life aspirations, engage in planning to successfully achieve them, and consider the role of contraception in their lives.

AIM4TM is an eight-session program, consisting of six individual sessions and two group sessions. This intervention is delivered by a facilitator, known as an advisor, over the course of twelve weeks. Individual sessions are delivered at each participant’s home or any location at which she feels comfortable.

AIM4TM engages teen moms in positive future thinking around a desired career goal. The program is designed for mothers between the ages of 14-20 years old with at least one child.

The goals AIM 4 Teen Moms (AIM4TM) are to:

• Reduce rapid repeat pregnancies
• Increase consistent contraceptive use

Increase economic stability

The essential components of AIM 4 Teen Moms (AIM4TM) include:

• Five main content core elements:
  • Thinking about a positive possible future:
    • Help youth envision a positive future and set goals to achieve it through:
      • Activities
      • Discussion
  • Present actions to achieve future success:
    • Teach youth:
      • Communication skills
      • How to identify their own strengths as well as needed resources
      • Experience a sense of success through engagement in personal and group activities
  • Safeguarding one’s future:
    • Encourage youth to safeguard their future through risk reduction
  • Creating a reproductive life plan:
    • Teach knowledge of different methods of contraception
    • Help youth conceptualize family planning as part of their larger holistic reproductive health
    • Help youth create a personalized reproductive life plan
  • Motherhood as an identity strength:
    • Acknowledges motherhood as a driving force that motivates many young mothers to succeed in life
    • Encourages youth to consider parenting as adding to the strengths and experiences useful to succeed rather than as a limiting factor in their life

Child/Adolescent Services

AIM 4 Teen Moms (AIM4TM) directly provides services to children and addresses the following:

• Adolescents (14-20) who have given birth to one child and are at risk of repeat pregnancies

Recommended Intensity

8 sessions total, 6 individual weekly 60-minute sessions and 2 group sessions (Group 1—120 min, Group 2—70 min)

Recommended Duration

12 weeks

Delivery Settings

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Community Daily Living Setting
• Community-based Agency / Organization / Provider
• Other

Homework

This program does not include a homework component.

Languages

AIM 4 Teen Moms (AIM4TM) has materials available in the following languages other than English:

• Spanish

For information on which materials are available in this language, please check on the program's website or contact the program representative (contact information is listed in this page).

Resources Needed to Run Program

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

A private space without distractions with a table

Publicly available information indicates there is some training available for this program. See contact info.

Prerequisite/Minimum Provider Qualifications

Case management or health educators preferred; individuals who have worked with adolescents

Manual Information

There is a manual that describes how to deliver this program.

Program Manual(s)

Manual details:

• Clark, L. F., Desai, M., LaSalle-Castro, F., & Lim, I. (2018). AIM 4 Teen Moms Advisor Handbook. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

The manual can only be received through the AIM Service Center. See below for contact information.

Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Training Type/Location:

Organizations are required to contract with the AIM Service Center. Trainings are then scheduled through contacting the AIM Service Center. Implementation support and fidelity measures are available as well.

Number of days/hours:

3 days for 4 hours each day (12 hours total)

• There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which AIM 4 Teen Moms has been reviewed.

• Clark, L. F., Cordero, F., Desai, M., Drake, P., & Lim, I. (2015). 48. Adult Identity Mentoring 4 Teen Moms (AIM4TM): Adapting an evidence-based pregnancy prevention program (Project AIM) to reduce rapid repeat pregnancies and improve outcomes for adolescent mothers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(2), S1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.10.052

• Clark, L. F., Desai, M., Cordero, F. J., Drake, P., Okonta, V., Glasman, J., & Potter, S. C. (2017). Engaging teen moms in their goals for the future to reduce rapid repeat pregnancies. Journal of Adolescent Health, 60(2), S111-S112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.10.400

• Covington, R. D., Luca, D. L., Manlove, J., & Welti, K. (2017). Final impacts of AIM 4 Teen Moms. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health. https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/ppa-aim-4-teen-moms-final-impacts.pdf