Getting to The Root of It
Abstract
According to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, recently conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control, more than six out of ten Philadelphia high school students report that they have used drugs or alcohol at least once in their lives – one in five before the age of 13. Over 40 percent of city high schoolers drop out before graduation, and daily truancy rates approach a similar percentage in many of the city’s schools.
This is not news. Every study and analysis of available data shows that a significant proportion of children and youth in Philadelphia are vulnerable to poverty, low educational attainment, unemployment, involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, early parenthood, trauma, and homelessness. The list seems endless, as do the social and economic realities that feed the various crises faced by Philadelphia’s young people.
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