A KAP survey conducted jointly with the Ministry of Health and the University of the West Indies provided the data need to justify the programme. Family planning is offered as part of maternal and child health services in the 38 public sector health centres nationwide. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has experienced a decline in birth rates in all age groups since 1980. The declines have been attributed to an aggressive IEC programme in schools and community-based coupled with quality clinical services. FLE has been integrated into the curriculum of primary and the first three forms of secondary school system.
Teacher training includes preparation in health and family life education.
Adolescent clinics have been established in some health districts to serve the needs of youth. The IPPF affiliate, St. Vincent Planned Parenthood Association, supports the government program. The PPA also operates one clinic in Kingstown at which a range of reproductive health services are provided. The programme has benefitted from strong political support over the years. More recently, the support was formalized through the adoption and implementation of a national population policy.