Become a more effective social worker with this outstanding volume on inner-city urban youth! </br></br>African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community: Social Services Policy and Practice Interventions examines contemporary issues confronting African-American youth. It highlights key areas such as health, education, the criminal justice system, and youth development strategies. An essential overview of the status of urban African-American youth for students, professionals working with this important population, and policymakers, this vital book proposes policy and programming considerations for today and for the future.</br></br>African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community is a one-stop view of: <ul><li> ways to help African-American youth experience responsibility and community involvement <li> health concerns of this population, including teen pregnancy, alcohol and drug addiction, and limited access to health care <li> the challenges that lie ahead for African-American girls, including crime, poverty, poor self-esteem, and peer pressure <li> ways to help teenage fathers meet their financial and emotional obligations to their families <li> police and prosecutorial policies that need to be examined and challenged to end the perception of a racially unjust system <li> and much more </ul>