Rebuilding the Infrastructure for At-Risk Youth
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Feb. 17, 2009
ANNOTATION: Changes in recent years that have negatively impacted at-risk youth and opportunities to rectify this situation are covered. Reduced support for at-risk youth over the past eight years are: a decrease in funding for after-school programming; reduction in funding by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); funding slashed for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne JAG); and inadequate proposals. Strategies for rebuilding the infrastructure for at-risk youths are: end abuse in juvenile detention facilities; ensure gender-specific care for youth; address youth's mental health needs; provide services for children of incarcerated parents; and provide culturally and linguistically competent services.