It comes from a report soon to be published by the Institute for PublicPolicy Research that claims British adults are less likely to interveneto stop teenagers being anti-social than adults anywhere else inEurope.
But the report also provides some reassuring evidence. Structuredactivities outside school hours can have a positive long-term effect onyoung people.
They suffer less from depression, gain more qualifications and are lesslikely to earn a low income.
Structured activities are already being delivered across the country,but there has been a decline in opportunities over recent years. One ofthe challenges now facing local authorities is to create an integratedoffer for young people with targeted, specialist support available forthose who need it most. Bringing together extended school programmeswith youth services and targeted provision will be key.
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