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In the field of employment, agency professionals, stated that they felt the “lack of future in available jobs” to be the employment problem youth suffer from most. Inability to find part-time work and a lack in necessary work training or skills were also indicated as problems many local youth experience.
In Education, a lack of significant input into school policies is rated the highest of education problems youth experience. Difficulty youth have ‘‘obtaining the vocational training they want” was also cited as a fairly significant educational problem.
Over half of the problem statements asked in the health section were marked as affecting over a V* but less than a w :»,cal youth, indicating that professionals believe on the whole that about 50 per cent of local youth suffer from the following health problems; reluctance to seek help for problems such as pregnancy, birth control, or V. D.; lack knowledge on sexuality and family planning; lack routine dental care; and not knowing where to go for help with problems such as pregnancy, birth control or V.D.
Comments in this section included: “Most youth that find themselves in a position of needing help for problems (pregnancy, birth control or V.D.) are reluctant to seek help,” and “Issues (i.e. pregnancy, birth control, and V.D.) are very delicate, and teenagers are most hesitant to approach an adult in regard to them in school setting.” The problem of drugs and alcohol held the highest rated youth problem in the survey, which was, “Youth feel presure to use drugs and alcohol.” Another highly
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