That’s More Than a Hopeful Notion It’s the Premise for a Successful Program Youth As Resources, That Gives Young People a Real Stake in Their Communities. Society seems not to pay much attention to adolescents until they cross a pathological line into violent crime, teenage pregnancy, psychiatric distress, running away or attempting suicide. Then we […]
The Way to Help Teen-Agers
Society does not pay much attention to adolescents until they cross a pathological line into violent crime, teen-age pregnancy, psychiatric distress, running away or suicide attempts. Then we focus on attempts to fix the problem. It’s time we stopped putting so much energy into waiting for problems to occur. We should challenge teen-agers, make them […]
Can the Massachusetts Juvenile System Survive the Eighties?
The authors, a former Commissioner and a former Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, offer the thesis that the serious offender represents the ultimate test in any juvenile correctional system. They portray how the Massachusetts community-based correctional system has, in its first decade, met that test, and indicate what further work must […]
A Turning Point for Children and Troubled Families
In June 13-a Friday-the Congress passed the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of1980 (P.L. 96-272). It was an auspicious day for children. The new legislation is one of the most significant child welfare bills of the past two decades for it should mark a turning point in how we deal with children from troubled […]
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