Learnings from Part I Intro for "Reclaiming Youth at Risk"

At the center of the issue is a family under pressure stating that parents are too stressed, schools are too impersonal, and a community which is too disorganized.

Shortly later, this section of the book attempts to move away from negative traits or labels for troubled children to transactions within their environment. They describe four ecological hazards:

1. Destructive Relationships
2. Climates of Futility
3. Learned Irresponsibility
4. Loss of Purpose