Adolescents at risk: A summation of work in the field—Programs and policies

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The research on which this paper is based is derived from the Youth-at-Risk Project, supported since 1985 by the Carnegie Corporation. Unless otherwise referenced, the material presented is based on findings in Dryfoos J. Adolescents-at-Risk: Prevalence and Prevention. New York, Oxford University Press, 1990.

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