Social Work with Children

Paper Summary:

This paper takes a look at the the non-secure group home system in the United States. According to the paper, in order to analyze this system, a look at the foster care system in New York City and the juvenile justice group home system in California is necessary.

Outline:
Administration for Child Services in New York
Need for Group Homes
The California Department of Juvenile Justice
The Juvenile Justice Group Home System
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"New York finds itself underbudgeted and underfinanced for both homeless people, especially youth. There is no safety net for youth between 16 and 21, even though that is the crucial time for development of a stable life for them. Youth who enter foster care and youth who find themselves homeless have life histories that are similar and which include emotional or physical abuse, family violence, mental illness, drugs and poverty, which induces many other stressors. There are a disproportionate number of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth in the foster care program, the homeless youth and runaway youth. This may be caused by their sexual preferences being rejected by the family and being "kicked out" of their homes to become homeless or to go to foster care. However, in a foster care home, or on the streets the same conditions may exist or be even more severe (Ayala, p. 1)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ayala, M. (2005). One stop to independence. Represent Magazine.
• California Youth Authority. (11 Apr 2007). Reforming the juvenile justice system. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. San Diego: California State Gov.
• DeMuro, P. (1997). Consider the Alternatives: Planning and Implementing Detention Alternatives," Pathways to Juvenile Detention Reform Series, No. 4. Annie E. Casey Foundation. [http://www.aecf.org/initiatives/jdai/pdf/4_consider.pdf] (PDF)
• Hope in a crisis: A nursery gives parents a helping hand. (2005). Represent magazine.
• Introduction to California's Juvenile Justice System. (2007) Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. Retrieved April 11, 2007 from http://www.cjcj.org/jjic/intro.php.

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