Youth at Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean : Understanding the Causes, Realizing the Potential

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dc.creatorMcGinnis, Linda
dc.creatorCunningham, Wendy
dc.creatorGarcía Verdú, Rodrigo
dc.creatorTesliuc, Cornelia
dc.creatorVerner, Dorte
dc.date2012-05-25T21:34:36Z
dc.date2012-05-25T21:34:36Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:01:24Z
dc.descriptionRealizing the potential of Latin America and the Caribbean's (LAC) youth is essential not only to their well-being, but also to the long-term welfare of the whole region. Young people's families, communities, and governments as well as private, nonprofit, and international organizations, have a responsibility to help youth reach their potential. There have been many successes but also important failures. How to build on the successes and correct the failures is the subject of this report. This book has two objectives: to identify the at-risk youth in LAC, and to provide evidence-based guidance to policy makers in LAC countries that will help them to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their youth investments. The book concludes that governments can be more effective in preventing young people from engaging in risky behavior in the first place and also in assisting those who already are engaged in negative behavior. To support governments in this endeavor, the book provides a set of tools to inform and guide policy makers as they reform and implement programs for at-risk youth.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9719056/youth-risk-latin-america-caribbean-understanding-causes-realizing-potential
dc.identifier978-0-8213-7520-4
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6483
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7520-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414335
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC : World Bank
dc.relationDirections in Development; Human Development
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSTINENCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT FERTILITY
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT MOTHERS
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectAGE RANGES
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOL USE
dc.subjectAVERAGE SCORE
dc.subjectBIRTH RATES
dc.subjectBIRTH REGISTRATION
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING AGE
dc.subjectCHURCHES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY CENTERS
dc.subjectCOMPLETION RATES
dc.subjectCONDOM
dc.subjectCONDOMS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectCOST ESTIMATES
dc.subjectCOSTS OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
dc.subjectDISABILITIES
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ABUSE
dc.subjectDROPOUT
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectDROPOUTS
dc.subjectDRUG ABUSE
dc.subjectDRUG USERS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY SEXUAL INITIATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFINANCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectFIRST BIRTH
dc.subjectFIRST CHILD
dc.subjectFIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectFUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subjectGANGS
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTHY LIFESTYLE
dc.subjectHIGH-RISK
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WORK
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectILLEGAL DRUGS
dc.subjectILLICIT DRUGS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFECTIONS
dc.subjectINITIATE SEXUAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectLIFELONG LEARNING
dc.subjectMACHISMO
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMOBILE CLINICS
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLD GIRLS
dc.subjectOLDER ADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectPEER INFLUENCE
dc.subjectPEER PRESSURE
dc.subjectPERSONAL DECISIONS
dc.subjectPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ASSAULT
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOOR ADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULAR SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOPULATION STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREGNANCY RATES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRISKY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectRISKY BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectRISKY SEX
dc.subjectRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectROLE IN SOCIETY
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL LEAVERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL STAFF
dc.subjectSCHOOL YEAR
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCHOOL­AGE
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSEGMENTS OF SOCIETY
dc.subjectSELF-ESTEEM
dc.subjectSELF-RELIANCE
dc.subjectSET OF RECOMMENDATIONS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX EDUCATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL ABUSE
dc.subjectSEXUAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectSEXUAL EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectSEXUAL INITIATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACCEPTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL MARKETING
dc.subjectSOCIAL MARKETING OF CONDOMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSPECIAL NEEDS
dc.subjectSTUDENT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE USE
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subjectTEEN
dc.subjectTEEN PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTEENAGE GIRLS
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.subjectTOLERANCE
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNPLANNED PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectUNPLANNED PREGNANCY
dc.subjectUNPROTECTED SEX
dc.subjectUNSAFE SEX
dc.subjectURBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectUSE OF DRUGS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNG MALES
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG MOTHERS
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE SCHOOL
dc.subjectYOUNG PERSON
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNGER ADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH AGENDA
dc.subjectYOUTH CENTERS
dc.subjectYOUTH DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH POLICIES
dc.subjectYOUTH POLICY
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH VIOLENCE
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