“On Your Own Without a Net brings to light those many issues facing vulnerable youths as they transition to adulthood. The contributors to this ambitious and important volume focus specifically on those youths that have come in contact with mental health, juvenile justice, criminal, foster care, and special educational systems. It reflects a very innovative and interesting approach to linking research with policy and practice.”--Jane Knitzer, National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University

Jane Knitzer | Jane Knitzer

“On Your Own Without a Net picks up where The Forgotten Half left off in the 1980s. This volume has been produced to warn policy makers and academics that the increasingly prolonged transition to adulthood presents special challenges to many socially excluded young people. It goes beyond the rhetoric of greater ‘freedom of self-determination’ to alert opinion leaders that millions of young Americans need support, guidance, and assistance in becoming productive, contributing members of society.”--James Côté, University of Western Ontario

 

 

James Cote | James Cote

“As parents whose children live at home after college know all too well, the transition to adulthood is difficult. But the transition is much tougher for youth who suffer disadvantages such as living in foster care or in juvenile facilities or who have mental or physical disabilities. This volume is the definitive overview of the problems faced by these troubled youth and the support they need and deserve from a largely indifferent government.”--Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution

 

 

Ron Haskins | Ron Haskins