Street Kids: Children in Danger.

Autor/inn/en	Beatty, James W.; Carlson, Helena M.
Titel	Street Kids: Children in Danger.
Quelle	(1985), (19 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Agency Cooperation; Child Abuse; Childhood Needs; Children; Community Programs; Homeless People; Outreach Programs; Runaways; Sexual Abuse; Social Services; Youth Problems; Youth Programs; Oregon (Portland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Jobcoaching; Ausreißer; Sexueller Missbrauch; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics show a 183% increase in female juvenile prostitution and a 245% increase in male juvenile prostitution between the years 1969 and 1978. Most of these juveniles were runaways who shared a common childhood background of physical and sexual abuse. In 1981, a city task force was created to examine the problem of an estimated 300 street youths in Portland, Oregon. As a result of task force efforts, Project LUCK (Link Up the Community for Kids) was formed as an administrative organization designed to coordinate and combine the efforts of 34 youth-serving agencies of which 15 were actively involved. The goals of Project LUCK are public education and direct service. The focus of public education is to show that juvenile prostitution is child abuse. Services take the form of emergency help to street youths and longer term services focusing on helping the youth make a successful transition from the streets. Services provided to street youth include: (1) a shelter for runaways; (2) counseling services; (3) a Youth Advocate Program; (4) vocational training and employment placement; (5) a support group for teenage mothers; (6) a walk-in emergency counseling center; and (7) street outreach. Portland's multi-agency approach and the degree of coordination of agencies are two of the greatest strengths of the city's services for street youth. (NB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC