African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community Social Services Policy and Practice Interventions

Become a more effective social worker with this outstanding volume on inner-city urban youth!

African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community: Social Services Policy and Practice Interventions examines contemporary issues confronting African-American youth. It highlights key areas such as health, education, the criminal justice system, and youth development strategies. An essential overview of the status of urban African-American youth for students, professionals working with this important population, and policymakers, this vital book proposes policy and programming considerations for today and for the future.

African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community is a one-stop view of:

• ways to help African-American youth experience responsibility and community involvement
• health concerns of this population, including teen pregnancy, alcohol and drug addiction, and limited access to health care
• the challenges that lie ahead for African-American girls, including crime, poverty, poor self-esteem, and peer pressure
• ways to help teenage fathers meet their financial and emotional obligations to their families
• police and prosecutorial policies that need to be examined and challenged to end the perception of a racially unjust system
• and much more