Historically AFL was administered by the Office of Population Affairs; however, in FY 2012 it was moved to the Office of Adolescent Health. This information regarding AFL is archived on the OPA website to support grantees and for historical purposes.
For current program information, please contact the Office of Adolescent Health at (240) 453-2846 or by email at OAH.gov@hhs.gov. You may also visit the OAH website at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah
History of Title XX
The Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs (OAPP) was created in 1978 to administer adolescent pregnancy programs under Title VI of the Public Health Service Act (P.L. 95-626). This was the first Federal adolescent pregnancy program aimed at providing comprehensive health, education and social services to pregnant and parenting adolescents. In 1981, Title XX of the Public Health Service Act (P.L.97-35), also known as the Adolescent Family Life (AFL) legislation, replaced Title VI and legislated discretionary funds for research, care, and prevention demonstration projects. Since FY 2010, the AFL program was appropriated funds to solely support AFL Care demonstration grants. Throughout the years, OAPP has supported approximately 400 Adolescent Family Life (AFL) care and prevention demonstration projects and nearly 100 research projects.
