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Building supportive communities for at-risk adolescents : it takes more than services /

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Young people who live in environments or engage in behaviors that put them "at risk," either for violence, substance abuse, school dropout, or pregnancy, often suffer from a lack of adequate supports. This book explores the challenges involved in creating and sustaining supportive communit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burt, Martha R.
Other Authors: Resnick, Gary, Novick, Emily R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [1998]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Teenagers > Services for > United States.
Adolescent Health Services > United States.
Teenagers > Services for.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • I. Service integration, adolescents, and risk
  • An overview of integrated services
  • The history of comprehensive service integration
  • Defining adolescence and risk
  • A new conceptual framework for understanding risk
  • Service integration initiatives
  • II. The programs
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Miami
  • Teen Connections
  • The Belafonte-Tacolcy Center, Incorporated
  • Oasis Center
  • CHINS UP Youth and Family Services, Incorporated
  • Houston Communities in Schools
  • I Have a Future
  • Garfield Youth Services
  • Center for Family Life
  • III. Cross-Cutting issues
  • Service integration and other cross-cutting issues
  • Evaluating programs offering integrated services and activities to youth
  • Financing integrated service programs
  • IV. Conclusion
  • An idea whose time has come: conclusions and recommendations.