School-linked outreach counselors provide education, counseling, and social services through Rogers, McLain, and Central High Schools and through Madison Middle School, all in Tulsa. Since the program s inception in 1968, over 6,000 girls and their infants have been served. The goals are to prevent second pregnancy, enhance mother and infant health, and provide parenting education, career information, and job training. MHP promotes education as a foundation for the future and postponing pregnancy until other life goals are met. MHP has volunteer leadership and an interdisciplinary team of professional staff that advocate for the special needs of pregnant and parenting youth and their children.
Services are individualized.
Through individualized health and social services, the program provides family-centered care and fosters family stability. The program assesses its success in improving the health and well-being of children born to adolescent parents through case files and medical records. It uses graduating class statistics to assess its success in reducing dropout rates and reviews medical records to determine its success in reducing repeat pregnancies.