America's Disconnected Youth: Toward A Preventive Strategy
(Douglas J. Besharov)
Adolescence is a time of both great opportunity and great risk, as young people experience physical change, intellectual growth, self-discovery, and greater independence. Unfortunately, some have serious difficulty making the transition from Adolescence to productive adulthood. America's Disconnected Youth: Toward a Preventive Strategy identifies those Youth as "disconnected" and examines ways to assist them.
The editor, Douglas J. Besharov, is a resident scholar at AEI and a professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs. This summary is drawn from the introduction he co-wrote with Karen N. Gardiner, a former research associate at AEI, now a senior associate with the Lewin Group.
Many American youth are diverted from the path toward becoming productive members of society. Some drop out of high school and are inactive for many years. Others finish school but do not find gainful employment. Some use drugs, go to jail, or both. Some have babies out of wedlock and spend years on welfare. Despite their differences, all these young people have one thing in common: they spend a crucial period of their lives "disconnected" from the broad
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