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“A primer for successful youth in today’s world. [Dryfoos] does an excellent job
analyzing the problems and producing real solutions.” -Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Children today face daunting obstacles on the road to adulthood-failing schools, dangerous
streets, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and on and on. But the good news, according to child
advocate Joy G. Dryfoos, is that there are many programs out there that work-models that
we can apply to our own communities and our own children. In Safe Passage, Dryfoos helps
us find them.
This book examines hundreds of such programs, fully exploring ideas that have worked in
the real world. Dryfoos also studies the new movement toward full-service schools, programs
that make the school a hub of the community, serving as enrichment centers and neighbor-
hood safe-havens. She evaluates programs that try to cope with S&K, drugs, and violence,
revealing which ones work and what aspects of them are most effective, and likewise dissects
programs that have failed, such as the highly touted drug program, DARE. Her sharp, elo-
quent study concludes with a passionate call for action, outlining what must be done if our
young people are to be assured a safe passage to the future.
“Adolescents face many risks, but they also face exciting opportunities to develop their skills
and talents …. Dryfoos describes research-based and field-tested programs that can help
adolescents stay on a path to success.”
-Joyce L. Epstein, Director of the Center on School, Family, and
Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University
“Dryfoos has woven together threads from research, practice, and politics to create a
tapestry in which the actions we might (must?) take to improve the lives of our young peo-
ple are clearly defined-and compelling.”
-Lloyd J. Kolbe, Director of the Division of Adolescent and
School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease
“Anyone interested in the fate of government programs for American adolescents should read
this book.” -Publishers Weekly
Joy G. Dryfoos is an independent researcher and writer whose work is supported by the
Camegie Corporation.
In good to very good condition.
292 pages. Softcover.