CHALLENGE OF YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS

• NCJ Number: 9710
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 45 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SUMMARY OF A NATIONAL SURVEY TO IDENTIFY ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES, TARGET AREAS, FUNDING, STAFF, AND PROGRAM CONTENT OF YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS.

Abstract

YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU PROGRAMS FOCUS ON THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY, OFFERING SUCH SERVICES AS COUNSELING, TUTORING, JOB REFERRAL, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND MEDICAL CARE. THEY SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF YOUTH AND THE ATTITUDES OF THE ADULT COMMUNITY. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE BOTH EXIST, THEY SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AGENCIES FOR SOCIAL SERVICE AND JUSTICE AND UNORTHODOX ORGANIZATIONS ALSO PROVIDING SERVICE TO YOUTH. AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND A LIST OF THE AGENCIES POLLED ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)