At-risk Youth Not Getting Support
Friday, June 26 2009
by Rose Hoban
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Most kids in North Carolina are well adjusted, do okay in school and move on with their lives. But for teens who are at risk for getting in trouble, there aren't enough services and the services that exist are fragmented. That's according to the advocacy group Action for Children North Carolina.
Brandy Bynum is an analyst with the organization. She says there are some programs in the state that are helping kids--and they work. "They're proven to not only decrease crime, but to help them to not be involved in future criminal activity as well. And some of those programs include your Nurse Family Partnerships, your cognitive behavioral therapy, multiple systemic therapy programs and things like that."
Bynum says too many kids don't get to access good programs. She says those kids often only get help once they've committed a crime.
