Presents a flexible prevention program model that operationalizes contemporary theories of female development. Beginning with preadolescents, it teaches girls to recognize when they feel fat and to tell the stories that lie underneath. The program validates feelings, reframes experiences, and provides understanding of societal pressures.…

Describes how one community (1) realized it had a problem with disaffected and troubled youth; (2) began to learn about the problem; (3) gradually shaped a youth program and then expanded it to reach younger teens; and (4) regained its young people. (SR)

The author shares five basic conclusions about why boys turn to violence, and provides suggestions parents and professionals can use in their efforts to save them and make schools and communities safer places for all youth. (Author)

Reflects on a teenager's experience with Covenant House, a shelter and rehabilitation center for homeless youth. Discusses the steps the shelter takes to help youth move towards stabilization. This process of reversal is helped by a predictable schedule, a secure environment, limiting anxiety producers, and limiting the number of demands placed on…

Extends previous findings on association between school dropout and injecting drug use among African Americans by testing the association with a sample of White non-Hispanic Americans. Results determined that White non-Hispanic American high school dropouts were more likely to have injected a drug at least once. Dropout prevention programs may…

Presents a national profile of youth problems and a literature review that focuses on the causes of each of the problem areas. Reviews what is known about preventive measures and the effectiveness of existing intervention strategies. Details the status of youth, teen pregnancy, school dropouts, substance abuse, and delinquency. (RJM)

School psychologists are often asked to respond to student violence based on incomplete information about the nature and scope of these problems. Compares the methods and findings of three national surveys of students to understand what methodological characteristics have the most salient impact on their findings. Results suggest that student…

Describes the relationship between school behaviors and youth characteristics in school, and referrals to juvenile authorities. Describes a strategy of using teacher nominations, school discipline referrals, and community arrest data to predict delinquent and violent behavior in youth. Outlines data from a group of socially maladjusted youth to…

Review of the research on at-risk youth and resilient youth (successful youth despite adverse family and environmental situations) focuses on environmental protective factors such as positive relationships and youth participation. Application to park and recreation systems suggests leisure systems can provide such positive factors as a caring…

Discusses keys to developing respectful relationships with "streetwise" youngsters, including defusing street corner tactics and building a reputation. Presents various street corner tactics and provides suggestions for coping with low-income urban youth. (JPS)

Reviews delinquency and education research, offering suggestions for delinquency and education research with marginalized populations, and positing that a specific type of critical interpretive research is required to understand and improve marginalized youths' schooling experiences. Suggests that researchers must critically investigate schooling…

Examined risk and protective factors of youth offenders and their relation to recidivism. It was found that protective factors, specifically personal characteristics, familial conditions, and peer selection, differentiated nonrepeat offenders and repeat offenders. Present findings support adaptive model of resiliency and reinforces importance of…

On June 5, 2001, Brian Hancock graduated from law school. His story behind the story is significant to those concerned with reclaiming troubled teens. Ten years earlier at age fourteen, Brian was facing the prospect of spending the rest of his life in adult prison. This is his story as told to Scott Larson. (Author)

Cliff Marshall is a student in Hoopa Valley, California. As a Native American youth, he reflects on the challenges of growing up on the Hoopa reservation in northern California. He thinks that many of his native people have become lost, disordered, or fickle. He means not to take away any pride from the people, because they are very loving and…

This paper examines the significance of social network and social capital in youth transition from school to work, with a focus on both instrumental and expressive aspects. In recent years the transition of Japanese young people has changed drastically, similar to young people in other industrialised countries. The individualisation of transition…