Public policies and teen pregnancy. A case study in Caleta Olivia for adjusting and adapting the policies of the Ministry of Social Development aimed at the adolescent population

A fundamental part, and initial condition, of the solution of a problem is to have it clearly identified. In this sense, the province of Santa Cruz does not have a statistical system related to childhood and adolescence, which - according to recent declarations of officials with competence in the area - would be under construction. The UN has observed (6/12/16) that in most countries there are no systematized data to guide policies, detect deficiencies and optimize the allocation of resources. Argentina, and particularly the province of Santa Cruz are not an exception. For this reason, the objective of the project was focused on producing knowledge on the status of adolescent pregnancy and the public policies implemented for its prevention, in order to contribute to the improvement of its effectiveness, for which a quanti - qualitative exploratory study was carried out. In the first place, the characterization of national and provincial plans and programs was carried out, followed by the development of workshops for adolescents in the CIC, talks in schools, interviews with public policy makers and a popular conversation. Despite the large state investments, it can be observed that the adolescent fertility rate -strongly correlated with social inequality- does not decrease in comparative terms in the region at the same time as juxtapositions, uncoupling and disarticulations in public policies are presented, a high articulation effort in territory that is insufficient, and adolescents who, despite the existence of actions of the state, are not perceived as recipients of such policies.