At least 7 million young Americans—fully one-quarter of adolescents 10 to 17 years old—may be at risk of failing to achieve productive adult lives. They use drugs, engage in unprotected sex, drop out of school, and sometimes commit crimes, effectively closing the door to their own futures. And the costs to society are enormous: school and social services are overwhelmed, and our nation faces the future with a diminished citizenry.
This penetrating book argues that the problems of troubled youth cannot be separated from the settings in which those youths live—settings that have deteriorated significantly in the past two decades. A distinguished panel examines what works and what does not in the effort to support and nurture adolescents and offers models for successful programs.
This volume presents an eye-opening look at what millions of the nation's youths confront every day of their lives, addressing:
Losing Generations turns the spotlight on those institutions youths need—the health care system, schools, the criminal justice, and the child welfare and foster home systems—and how they are functioning.
Difficult issues are addressed with study results and insightful analyses: access of poor youths to health insurance coverage, inequities in school funding, how child welfare agencies provide for adolescents in their care, and the high percentage of young black men in the criminal justice system.
National Research Council. 1993. Losing Generations: Adolescents in High-Risk Settings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/2113.
Chapters | skim | |
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Front Matter | i-xi | |
Executive Summary | 1-12 | |
1 ADOLESCENTS AT RISK | 13-23 | |
2 EARNINGS AND EMPLOYMENT | 24-40 | |
3 FAMILIES | 41-62 | |
4 NEIGHBORHOODS | 63-80 | |
5 HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE | 81-101 | |
6 ACADEMIC SCHOOLING | 102-124 | |
7 FROM SHCOOL TO WORK | 125-150 | |
8 JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 151-174 | |
9 ADOLESCENTS IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM | 175-192 | |
10 GOOD PRACTICE: COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICES | 193-234 | |
11 CONCLUSIONS AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS | 235-256 | |
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF | 257-264 | |
INDEX | 265-276 |
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