Show an i v. Bf A K J H P I J W 0 6 W B y W B H H R H iP k H B SH B YOUTH SERVICE worker Henry discusses some of her and the staffs duties in assisting youth status offenders refer- red to the Social Services X I I 1 I I I n 11 1 U III Youth What is it and what is iU Answers to these questions were given in an interview with Carolyn The purpose of the Youth Service is to provide and direct to children who have nin away from home or who ai beyond sass s and stress relieving services designed to enhance their ability to at home and in the explained Mrs Henry e have a month PUce n away from home we had three of the were from With these referrals we try to determine the problem by and Involving the We also try to place the child back in the home if at all If the child refuses to go home or the family declines we put them in a shelter care home or in a foster home These children are classed a which are kids who commit acts that are not illegal for adults such as running away from The runaway is difficult to deal with because they usually have a chip on their We need to find out what the problem are very They tend to think black s black and white is white if things are bad they are all They just don know how to handle the problem except to run We are here as their to help them their problems and keep them out of the courts Kids' are very attached to Mh til the kids feel accepted and part of the sin any area U is easier for hem to go to On the other hand there might be a total break down in munica tion where the youth won t talk to the parents that causes many of the problems We try u assist the youth and his her parents in identifying and the factors which to the stress and trauma and elicit the support and cooperation of the parents and youth in taking the necessary steps to resolve the on |