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At-Risk and Delinquent Youth: Multiple Federal Programs Raise Efficiency Questions

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 6, 1996
Report No. HEHS-96-34
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Summary:

The federal government now runs 131 programs in 16 agencies to benefit delinquent youth. Many of the programs GAO has examined provide a range of services--from counseling to job training to research and evaluation. The services most commonly authorized are substance abuse intervention and training and technical assistance. Many programs also have multiple target groups, ranging from poor youth to abused and neglected youth to school dropouts. The current system of federal programs for at-risk or delinquent youth creates the potential for overlap of services. GAO identifies many instances of two or more programs' offering similar services to the same target groups, raising questions about the overall efficiency of federal efforts to help these youngsters.

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