Alma T. Young

Dr. Young is a former practitioner/ administrator of social work and education in the Department of Social Work Services at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Currently, she maintains faculty position as Assistant Clinical
Professor in the Department of Community and Preventative Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
She has a long history of participation in leadership roles on
non-profi t boards and organizations providing services to children,
adolescents, and family groups as well as those involved in education,
health, and public service; including the American Public Health
Association, the National Association of Social Workers, New
Alternatives for Children, the Alan Guttmacher Institute, and Planned
Parenthood Federation of America.

Everyone is Responsible

As our society becomes more complex, personal responsibility in pregnancy prevention/planning will no doubt require new strategies to help teenagers and young adults to deal with self-esteem, peer pressure, and personal gratification, as well as varied health and social needs related to childbearing and childrearing.