TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The bleedin’ obvious: Long-term support reconnects at-risk young people
JO  - Youth studies Australia
A1  - Lemmon, A
SP  - 9
EP  - 16
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
N2  - Twenty young people with a history of incarceration, substance abuse and disconnection provided Whitelion with insight into ‘what worked’ in changing their at-risk behaviours. The answer was obvious – state support beyond 18 years of age, perhaps until the mid-twenties. These young people require specialised intervention, and help accessing community structures, particularly jobs, which would ordinarily be out of reach. One program recommended as a viable model for Australian community organisations wanting to reconnect young people is the rigorously evaluated Job Corps program (USA), which integrates accommodation, long-term support and employability training programs.
LA  - en
SN  - 1038-2569
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -