Slesnick Natasha, Glassman Michael, Garren Rikki, Toviessi Paula, Bantchevska Denitza, Dashora Pushpanjali
Department of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, 1787 Neil Ave, 135 Campbell Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
Child Youth Serv Rev. 2008;30(7):727-734. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.12.004.
Drop-in centers have the potential to facilitate engagement of homeless youth into treatment and back into the mainstream. However, little guidance was found in the literature regarding how to open and sustain a drop-in center for homeless youth. This paper offers such guidance, including information that may be useful for developing a change philosophy that guides the center structure, and for identifying a building and location conducive to facilitate activities and access for the youth. Guidance for structuring the drop-in center and for hiring and training staff is also offered. Since the U.S. suffers from a dearth of services for homeless youth, the direction offered in this paper may help guide those who seek to provide services to these vulnerable and underserved youth.
接待中心有潜力促进无家可归青少年参与治疗并回归主流社会。然而，文献中几乎没有关于如何开设并维持一个面向无家可归青少年的接待中心的指导。本文提供了此类指导，包括可能有助于形成指导中心架构的变革理念以及确定有利于开展活动和方便青少年出入的建筑及地点的信息。还提供了关于接待中心架构以及员工招聘和培训的指导。由于美国为无家可归青少年提供的服务匮乏，本文提供的指导方向或许能帮助那些寻求为这些脆弱且未得到充分服务的青少年提供服务的人。
