The Search for Youth Policy in the United States
Joyce A Walker and Dale A Blyth
The United States has no comprehensive national youth policy.
Absent a shared vision, widely embraced at the federal, state and local level, a disconnected patchwork of policies frustrate efforts to guide supports, investments and priorities for young people in the second decade of life.
Absent a common and articulated set of core principles, values and approaches across systems and communities - there is no conceptual framework upon which to build positive action for youth participation or youth rights relative to community life, social responsibility or civic engagement.
Instead the US has a multiplicity of programmes, special interest advocates and system silos that make wise and effective use of public resources difficult if not impossible.
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