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16 <br /> Teens in Crisis <br /> Problems/Issues/Gaps <br /> ■ Need for centralized and coordinated services. <br /> • Accessible <br /> • Affordable <br /> C Need for more in-count, residential treatment facilities for teens in crisis: <br /> • Short and long-term group homes <br /> • Specialized foster care homes <br /> • Respite care <br /> o Youth services need to "reach out" to teens: <br /> • Need to be located in more accessible environments, such as schools and recreation <br /> centers. <br /> • Need to be targeted toward specific teen groups: <br /> racial, social, and economic. <br /> • Need to be directed toward children at earliest possible age <br /> • Need better coordination of public and private resources <br /> ■ Need for community coordinators to link churches with established organizations. <br /> ■ Agencies need to be more involved in disseminating information. <br /> ■ Need home visits for teens in crisis. <br /> ■ Need for more volunteers: <br /> • Foriv adolescents currently on waiting list for services. <br /> ■ Need for funding for a program to supervise Youths after school, <br /> durina vacations and snow days. <br /> Recomm endations/Stratebies <br /> ■ Support a youth services ombudsman: A person or office that youth could easily contact for <br /> assistance in identifying resources and obtaining peer counseling. <br /> E Provide a continuing conference of youth servicing professionals as a method for cnhancing <br /> communication and exchange. <br /> Finul Report from the Symposium on Services for Youth 3 <br />