problem youth

In this shocking true story of a young man who made all the wrong choices for all the wrong reasons, Hutchinson reveals how he conquered the hate and violence that consumed him.

Chris Flynn starts to work for his father's company and discovers something troublesome in the floorboards of the house he is helping to remodel; and his father, Thomas, who is still adjusting to the fact that his son is grown and working, worries when Chris does not show up to work one morning.

Chadwick, a former middle school teacher, gives up his job after the drug-related death of his daughter to dedicate himself to rescuing troubled teens, but he is forced to confront the ghosts of his past when he becomes involved in the life of Mallory, a fifteen-year-old wanted for questioning in a brutal murder--who just happens to be the child his daughter was babysitting the night she died.

Dr. Don Elligan explains the theories behind his Rap Therapy, discussing how it can help psychologists connect with young African-American men and understand their culture.

Gary Ferguson recounts the experiences he had while spending two months in the Utah wilderness with a group of troubled teens.

A collection of essays that provides varying perspectives on teenagers at risk, debating what factors put a teen at risk, if substance abuse and adverse consequences of teenage sex and pregnancy can be reduced, and how society can deal with adolescent crime and violence.

After sixteen-year-old Michael Grove is convicted for the murder of his girlfriend Lisa Conroy, tried as an adult, and sent to prison, the true murderer confesses; after his release, Michael has trouble escaping the stigma of criminality and decides to take suprising recourse to set things right.

The author chronicles her experiences in a "behavior modification" facility for wayward teenagers, to which her parents shipped her under the ruse of sending her to summer camp.

Tells the story of Sheila, a high school student suffering from severe emotional disturbance, and her attempts to cope by venting her rage, cutting herself, and starving herself before getting the help she needs to begin to recover.