Treating youth and trauma - Pennsylvania

Chris Engel 5/21/136:31 PM

"With so few trauma-responsive programs in the juvenile-justice system, there are many children like Latanya whose needs go unmet, and some whose conditions are worsened by the insensitive care they receive. In addition, too often the system fails to provide a quality education for the young people in its care. Many 18-year-olds, then, leave the system without life skills or a high school diploma....

"There was agreement across the board that the system needs fixing - and fast. As a first step, we believe delinquent children should be confined only if their behaviors compromise public safety or if they are a danger to themselves or others....

"Additionally, our system and the service providers we contract with must develop the capacity to be trauma-informed and educationally sound...."
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/inquirer/20130521_Treating_youth_and_trauma.html

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