A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

New Jersey Department of Human Services
29 Schools
Mental health agencies
Hospitals
Family counseling agencies

What is the goal of the project?

To provide adolescents and children, especially those with problems, with the opportunity to complete their education, to obtain skills that lead to employment or additional education, and to lead a mentally and physically healthy life.

Who participates in the project?

• Adolescents between the ages 13-19, many of whom are at risk of dropping out of school, becoming pregnant, using drugs, developing mental illness, or being unemployed.
  
• 15,000 students served annually
  
• 51 percent are female, 50 percent African-American, 23 percent Hispanic, and 26 percent white

What services are provided?

• Crisis intervention
  
• Individual and family counseling
  
• Primary and preventative health services
  
• Drug and alcohol abuse counseling
  
• Employment counseling, training, and placement
  
• Summer and part-time job development
  
• Referrals to health and social services
  
• Recreational

How are collaborators evaluating their success?

Outside evaluators are working to evaluate various parts of the program. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has contracted to conduct an extensive evaluation over the next three years.

What are the collaborators learning?

Results are not available at this time.

Contact Person

Roberta Knowlton, Director
School-Based Youth Services Program
Department of Human Services
CN 700
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 292-7901 (Phone)
(609) 984-7380 (Fax)

[Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority: Savannah, Georgia]

[School-Based Youth Services Program: New Brunswick, New Jersey]