Safe Passage: Making It Through Adolescence in a Risky Society: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do

by Joy G. Dryfoos

Children today face daunting obstacles on the path to adulthood--failing schools, dangerous streets, drug abuse, teen pregnancy. But the good news, according to child advocate Joy 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.
Indeed, this book examines hundreds of successful programs, ideas that have worked in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019513785X
• ISBN13: 9780195137859
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

You will be inspired to make a difference in your community!

In this comprehensive text, Ms. Dryfoos defines, describes, and details what a "safe passage" means for at-risk children. I found this book inspirational because the reader is given real examples of communities and schools that successfully created safe environments for adolescents. The reader learns that a child needs this healthy environment at the beginning of life until he or she grows into a successful young adult. As I continued reading, I found the information a bit overwhelming. There are so many programs for youth that work and don't work and resources to support the communities that support the youth. Where does one begin to make a difference in the life of a trouble teen? The author explains that providing safe-havens for at-risk youth takes individuals, families, schools, and communities. It is a process that not only takes time and patience, but financial support to thrive. Read this book and find out how you can make a difference!