Programs for Struggling Teens: Mentoring Programs
Mentoring programs provide struggling adolescents with trained, caring adults who provide teens with support, guidance, advice, and friendship.
Programs for Struggling Teens: Youth Diversion Programs
Youth diversion programs typically attempt to help struggling teens who have had contact with the police avoid more formal involvement in the juvenile justice system (that is, juvenile courts and correctional facilities).
Programs for Struggling Teens: Alternative High Schools
Alternative high schools in the home community provide education, including special education services, to teens who have foundered academically or socially in traditional high schools.
Programs for Struggling Teens: Substance Abuse Courts
Many different kinds of services and programs are available for struggling teens.
The Most Common Mistakes to Avoid When Selecting a Program or...
Parents of a struggling teen sometimes feel lost, fearful, frustrated, and angry.
Finding the Right Program or School
Parents (and their advisers) must thoroughly examine schools and programs before deciding which is likely to be most appropriate.
Finding Skilled Educational Consultants
Selecting the right educational consultant is vital when parents need to find a specialized school or program, especially when parents feel the need to find a school or program outside of their home community (that is, when all local options have been exhausted).
Finding Services and Programs
Programs and services for struggling teens can be found in many ways.
Parenting a Struggling Teen: Thinking Beyond the Crisis
Understandably, parents of struggling teens often are preoccupied with immediate crises.
Parenting a Struggling Teen: The Importance of Self-Care
Parents of struggling teens need to take care of themselves.