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How can we best support families and communities to help young people at risk?
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cocojack says Focus on chronic school deserters. Educate and assist ineffectual parents. Look closer at reasons for under-achievement at school. 28 Mar 2012 at 1:46pm (146) (143)
Adrian Dunlop says I'd like investigation of the extent to which these young people at risk come from single parent families. All the kids who stole the washing from our line several times and my kids bikes were.
If, as I suspect a disproportionately high share of these kids come from single parent families, then the primary task in addressing their emerging problems is to address the deficiencies of such a 'family' environment. Specifically, these kids energies and imaginations need to be effectively diverted into powerful wider interests. They should include links to sporting groups, off-road bicycle and motorcycle groups, art/craft/fashion, fishing, surfing, diving, etc. The kinds of things that families without resources (and fathers) find it hard to access. 28 Mar 2012 at 1:50pm (147) (145)