Disconnected Youth


February 2010, Trends in STDs among Young People in New York State

A New York State Department of Health PowerPoint presentation, used with the Understanding the Epidemic of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in New York’s Young People webinar and seminar.

July 24, 2009, Back on Track: A Policy Forum on Disconnected Youth in New York State

SCAA hosted a policy forum on disconnected youth in New York State, and presented the findings of a new report, Back On Track: Re-Connecting New York’s Disconnected Youth to Education and Employment. This report provides the first statewide survey of youth outcomes in New York State. Youth development experts discussed the implications of Back On Track for reforming education, workforce and social services policy.

Speakers included:

Kristin Proud, Deputy Director of State Operations, Office of Governor David A. Paterson

Bret Halverson, Consultant, JobsFirst NYC

Dennis Richardson, President and CEO, Hillside Family of Agencies, Rochester

Dianne Morales, Executive Director, The Door, New York City

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Disconnected Youth: An Answer to Preventing Disengagement. Volume 2 December 2008

A follow-up to SCAA's October 2007 Disconnected Youth white paper that focused on preventing disconnection among young people involved in the child welfare and children’s mental health systems. This second paper concentrates on two other systems—education and juvenile justice—and recommends ways that the state can prevent disconnection with changes in those systems.

Disconnected Youth: An Answer to Preventing Disengagement October 2007

Young adults with no care, no connections, and no hope for the future are a population on the rise. A number of past reports and studies have focused on reconnecting youth.  This white paper by the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy focuses on preventing disconnection in the first place.