Ashford University

Glenna Parramore
EDU 644: Child & Family Welfare
Instructor: Allyson Johnson
July 21, 2015

introduction

Youth at risk is a term that infers to

pessimistic youth in the society. Youth are
faced with many challenges such as peer
pressure, abuse thus; they are considered
at risk. The risk factors the youth face may
leads to behaviors that have an immediate
or long term implication

Reasons for youth being at-risk

Drug abuse among the youth

Sexual abuse from home and school

surroundings

Physical and emotional abuse which affects

at 30% of the youth.

Mental illness caused by drugs or

psychological issues (Brown, 2012).

Reasons for the youth being atrisk

Homelessness- many youth run from home

in search of peace

Lack of emotional support from guardians

and the community Brown, (2012).

Peer pressure due to delinquent peers

Children with disabilities.

Behaviors associated with being at-risk

Self injuries behaviors from acts such as

reckless driving

Violence from fighting and aggression which as

caused injuries and deaths (Smith & Biddle,
2012).

Substance use drugs such as alcohol, cocaine

and heroine can cause injuries and deaths
among the youth

Behaviors associated with being at-risk

Risky sexual behaviors have causes

diseases such as STDs and emotional
torture in youth

Unhealthy dieting has caused obesity and

anemia in Youth due to lack of healthy
nutrition (Brown, 2012).

Suicide- This act is caused by a long term

depression due to different forms of abuse

Schools role in establishing youth

development policy

What schools can do specifically to

integrate the framework
Create

a community program that will involve both

parents and the students.

The

committee should choose members that will

contribute to the group (Brown, 2012). A teacher, a

student, a parent and two professionals from the
psychology department should be included.

What schools can do specifically to

integrate the framework

Training and counselling the youth.

The committee members should create a monitoring

program to enhance continuity of the program (Smith
& Biddle, 2010)

Members of the group should also carry out campaigns

to create awareness of the program.

How to engage the crowd

Engage the crowd with activities. physical

activity for instance, to ask everyone to
stand up (Smith & Biddle, 2010).

Ask the participants to help you with

examples and explanations. This activity
will increase concentration during the
presentation.

References

Brown. V. (2012) Key Indicators of Child and Youth

Well-being: Completing the Picture. New York
Psychology Press. Retrieved

from http

://schoolengagement.org/

Smith, A. L., & Biddle, S. (2010). Youth physical

activity and sedentary behavior:

Challenges and

solutions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Retrieved

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