Troubled Teens Resources

Teen crisis intervention, in one form or another, is a necessity for our nation’s youth. As recently released studies have indicated, the war on drugs is, at best, holding the line against the constant threat of illegal drugs but failing tho thwart the growing abuse of legal prescriptions.

Funding for schools for troubled teens,rehab programs and other juvenile programs is one of the biggest obstacles in obtaining help for teens at risk.Some of the most effective programs are locally grown and privately funded through businesses and a network of volunteers. So it is sad to read of an invitation issued for volunteer mentors and not one person in this small community responded.

“A call to help troubled teens turn their life around fell on deaf ears Saturday. Actually, it fell on no ears at all.

The Youth Hope Foundation and the Department of Juvenile Justice kicked off its Life Coach Initiative at Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church.

They hoped to sign up people to help mentor kids from the time they are detained until long after they are released, but no one showed up to volunteer.

“There’s a lot of kids that are alone on the weekends and nobody comes to visit them. They feel like nobody cares and no body wants to help them and what kind of message are we giving them when the community does not respond to an issue like this its like telling them we don’t care about you, just stay where you are,” said Susan Bowman.”

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