McGinnis, LindaCunningham, WendyGarcía Verdú, RodrigoTesliuc, CorneliaVerner, Dorte2012-05-252012-05-252008978-0-8213-7520-4https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6483Realizing 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSTINENCEACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIONADOLESCENCEADOLESCENTADOLESCENT FERTILITYADOLESCENT GIRLSADOLESCENT MOTHERSADOLESCENTSADULTHOODAGE RANGESALCOHOLALCOHOL USEAVERAGE SCOREBIRTH RATESBIRTH REGISTRATIONCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSCHILDBEARINGCHILDBEARING AGECHURCHESCITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOMMUNITY CENTERSCOMPLETION RATESCONDOMCONDOMSCONTRACEPTIONCOST ESTIMATESCOSTS OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCEDECISION MAKINGDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSDISABILITIESDISEASESDISSEMINATIONDOMESTIC ABUSEDROPOUTDROPOUT RATESDROPOUTSDRUG ABUSEDRUG USERSDRUGSEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY SEXUAL INITIATIONECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEFFECTIVE POLICIESEMPLOYMENT SERVICESENROLLMENTFAMILIESFERTILITY RATEFERTILITY RATESFEWER CHILDRENFINANCIAL COSTSFIRST BIRTHFIRST CHILDFIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCEFUTURE GENERATIONSGANGSGENDER ISSUESGIRLSGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CENTERSHEALTHY LIFESTYLEHIGH-RISKHIVHIV INFECTIONHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD POVERTYHOUSEHOLD WORKHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLEGAL DRUGSILLICIT DRUGSINCOME INEQUALITYINFECTIONSINITIATE SEXUAL ACTIVITYINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERVENTIONSINVESTINGJOB TRAININGLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLEGAL STATUSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLIFE SKILLSLIFELONG LEARNINGMACHISMOMATERNITY LEAVEMENTAL HEALTHMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINORITYMOBILE CLINICSMOTHERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL LEVELSNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCILNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITIONOLD GIRLSOLDER ADOLESCENTSPEER INFLUENCEPEER PRESSUREPERSONAL DECISIONSPERSONAL DEVELOPMENTPHYSICAL ASSAULTPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOOR ADOLESCENTSPOOR FAMILIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOPULAR SUPPORTPOPULATION STRUCTUREPRACTITIONERSPREGNANCIESPREGNANCY RATESPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDRENPROGRESSPSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERSPUBLIC POLICYPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYRESPONSIBILITIESRISK FACTORSRISKY BEHAVIORRISKY BEHAVIORSRISKY SEXRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORROLE IN SOCIETYRURAL AREASRURAL RESIDENCESCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL LEAVERSSCHOOL QUALITYSCHOOL STAFFSCHOOL YEARSCHOOL-AGE CHILDRENSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSCHOOL­AGESCIENTIFIC EVIDENCESECONDARY SCHOOLSEGMENTS OF SOCIETYSELF-ESTEEMSELF-RELIANCESET OF RECOMMENDATIONSSEXSEX EDUCATIONSEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ACTIVITYSEXUAL EXPERIENCESEXUAL INITIATIONSEXUAL PRACTICESSEXUALLY ACTIVESEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLESKILLS TRAININGSMOKINGSOCIAL ACCEPTANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL MARKETINGSOCIAL MARKETING OF CONDOMSSOCIAL SKILLSSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSPECIAL NEEDSSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSUBSTANCE ABUSESUBSTANCE USETEACHERSTECHNICAL SKILLSTEENTEEN PREGNANCYTEENAGE GIRLSTEENAGE PREGNANCYTEENAGERSTOBACCOTOBACCO CONSUMPTIONTOBACCO USETOLERANCETRAINING PROGRAMSUNEDUCATED WOMENUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNPLANNED PREGNANCIESUNPLANNED PREGNANCYUNPROTECTED SEXUNSAFE SEXURBAN COMMUNITIESUSE OF DRUGSVIOLENCEVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGWOMANWORK EXPERIENCEWORKFORCEWORLD POPULATIONYOUNG AGEYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG GIRLSYOUNG MALESYOUNG MENYOUNG MOTHERSYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE SCHOOLYOUNG PERSONYOUNG WOMENYOUNGER ADOLESCENTSYOUTHYOUTH AGENDAYOUTH CENTERSYOUTH DEVELOPMENTYOUTH DEVELOPMENT POLICIESYOUTH EMPLOYMENTYOUTH POLICIESYOUTH POLICYYOUTH POPULATIONYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH VIOLENCEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7520-4