Resiliency Among At Risk Youth of Color
Youth that are at risk face the danger being involved in precarious behavior such as drugs, dropping out, etc. Research has shown that youth exposed to risky behaviors have the chance of becoming in contact with systems such as the child welfare, child welfare, juvenile justice specialist educational and mental health systems (Sanders, J. 2015). According to a study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, those that are at risk are also more likely to develop many chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and liver disease (Koball, H. et al. 2011). With such a negative correlation and in today’s world with high juvenile incarceration rate, it is apparent that an intervention …show more content…
The term “at risk youth” is used to refer to individuals who have a low likelihood of having a good transition to adulthood while being economically stable. Currently, the literature does not have a solid definition of what it means to be at risk, since factors linked with being at risk can vary by demographics. There is, however, factors associated with negative outcomes (Koball, H. et. al. 2011). It is essential to identify the factors in order to best help decrease the probability of an undesirable result. A factor related to being at risk includes falling into a level of poverty (Collins, M. 1996). Currently, there are a lot of children living in poverty. In 2008, about one in five children in the United States lived in a family where the annual income fell below the federal poverty line (Wight et al. 2010). These children face the likelihood of scoring low on the academic standardized exams as well as having low retention rates at school (Roscigno, 2000). As a result, they are more likely to drop out of school compared to the rest of the population (Collins, M. …show more content…
This factor places them at risk as well. The youth in this communities also tend to be youth of color (2008). They are also at risk of doing poorly in their academics and having low attendance because of the environment they are raised in (Henrich et. al. 2004). These communities also tend to not be safe or contain good role models. As a result, these youth grow up having false expectations of what a good future is and do not develop the morals that they need to become successful (Margolin and Gordis 2000; Margolin and Gordis 2004) Communities that contain great amounts of poverty families also contain schools with little to no resources. This type of environment puts students at risk of not having the adequate skills necessary to succeed after they leave school in their employment or even do well in higher education. (Koball, H. et al. 2011). Without the school support, forming resiliency is hard. Schools can even be the ones to put students at risk by not addressing the problems that are faced by the students, such as substance abuse, bullying, behavior problems, and serious social issues
Youth that are at risk face the danger being involved in precarious behavior such as drugs, dropping out, etc. Research has shown that youth exposed to risky behaviors have the chance of becoming in contact with systems such as the child welfare, child welfare, juvenile justice specialist educational and mental health systems (Sanders, J. 2015). According to a study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, those that are at risk are also more likely to develop many chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and liver disease (Koball, H. et al. 2011). With such a negative correlation and in today’s world with high juvenile incarceration rate, it is apparent that an intervention …show more content…
The term “at risk youth” is used to refer to individuals who have a low likelihood of having a good transition to adulthood while being economically stable. Currently, the literature does not have a solid definition of what it means to be at risk, since factors linked with being at risk can vary by demographics. There is, however, factors associated with negative outcomes (Koball, H. et. al. 2011). It is essential to identify the factors in order to best help decrease the probability of an undesirable result. A factor related to being at risk includes falling into a level of poverty (Collins, M. 1996). Currently, there are a lot of children living in poverty. In 2008, about one in five children in the United States lived in a family where the annual income fell below the federal poverty line (Wight et al. 2010). These children face the likelihood of scoring low on the academic standardized exams as well as having low retention rates at school (Roscigno, 2000). As a result, they are more likely to drop out of school compared to the rest of the population (Collins, M. …show more content…
This factor places them at risk as well. The youth in this communities also tend to be youth of color (2008). They are also at risk of doing poorly in their academics and having low attendance because of the environment they are raised in (Henrich et. al. 2004). These communities also tend to not be safe or contain good role models. As a result, these youth grow up having false expectations of what a good future is and do not develop the morals that they need to become successful (Margolin and Gordis 2000; Margolin and Gordis 2004) Communities that contain great amounts of poverty families also contain schools with little to no resources. This type of environment puts students at risk of not having the adequate skills necessary to succeed after they leave school in their employment or even do well in higher education. (Koball, H. et al. 2011). Without the school support, forming resiliency is hard. Schools can even be the ones to put students at risk by not addressing the problems that are faced by the students, such as substance abuse, bullying, behavior problems, and serious social issues