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cancer exams, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and education/counseling. These services are provided to residents of every county in the commonwealth through a network of family planning provider sites.

 The Department receives funding through the Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Grant Program. The purpose of the SRAE program is to fund states and territories to teach youth personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision making, to focus on the future, and to avoid risky behaviors. The Department selected the Wyman Center’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP) for implementation to youth statewide. TOP is an evidence-based, positive youth development program that promotes the healthy development of youth in grades 6-12 through a combination of weekly peer group meetings, an engaging curriculum, and Community Service Learning. The program is facilitated by trained facilitators who build strong, supportive relationships with youth. The program is being implemented in Allegheny, Berks, Fayette, Mercer, Lawrence, and Philadelphia Counties. Services are focused on adolescents and provided by current contractors. These initiatives are funded with 100 percent federal funds. According to the Department of Health, in 2022, there were 128,298 births in Pennsylvania, of which 50,337 or 39.23 percent were out-of-wedlock. Of the out-of- wedlock births, 4,140 or 8.22 percent were to women 19 years of age or younger. As outlined in the table below, even as the total number of out-of-wedlock births increased or decreased, the number of out-of-wedlock births to women 19 years of age or younger decreased gradually, but consistently, from 2002 to 2022. This is the most recent data as of June 2024. Year Births Out-of-Wedlock Out-of-Wedlock - 19 years of age or younger 2022 128,298 50,337 (39.23 percent) 4,140 (8.22 percent) 2021 130,496 52,093 (39.9 percent) 4,433 (8.5 percent) 2020 128,352 53,051 (41.3 percent) 4,691 (8.8 percent) 2019 131,952 54,393 (41.2 percent) 4,986 (9.2 percent) 2018 133,270 54,842 (41.2 percent) 5,303 (9.7 percent) 2017 135,306 55,984 (41.3 percent) 5,581 (9.9 percent) 2016 137,191 56,179 (40.9 percent) 6,005 (10.7 percent) 2015 140,165 57,626 (41.1 percent) 6,790 (11.8 percent) 2014 140,979 58,070 (41.2 percent) 7,460 (12.8 percent) 2013 139,606 58,129 (41.6 percent) 8,180 (14 percent) 2012 140,146 58,744 (41.9 percent) 9,514 (16.1 percent) 2011 141,300 58,879 (41.7 percent) 10,292 (17.5 percent) 2010 141,681 58,727 (41.5 percent) 11,355 (19.3 percent)