Runaway behavior is too often dismissed as willful defiance. In reality, each runaway episode is more like a warning light. It's a symptom of deeper trauma, unmet needs, and systemic cracks that have gone unaddressed.
Runaway behavior is too often dismissed as willful defiance. In reality, each runaway episode is more like a warning light. It's a symptom of deeper trauma, unmet needs, and systemic cracks that have gone unaddressed.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Troubled Youth, Evidence-Based Practices, evidence-based, Behavior Management, Families, Agencies & Admin, education, Juvenile Justice
Not every act of youth aggression comes from a place of cruelty. More often, it grows out of unaddressed pain: trauma at home, instability at school, or the weight of environments where violence feels unavoidable.
Yet traditional responses to bullying and youth violence usually stop at punishment. Suspensions, expulsions, and zero-tolerance policies may temporarily silence the behavior, but they rarely address the underlying issues and wounds that drive it.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Troubled Youth, Evidence-Based Practices, evidence-based, Aggressive Behavior, Behavior Management, Agencies & Admin, School, education, Juvenile Justice
According to the most recent data, chronic absenteeism reached a staggering 31% in the 2021–22 school year. This historic peak signaled a national crisis in student engagement and learning loss. While the following year brought a modest decline, nearly one in three students still missed 10% or more of the academic year. These attendance issues point to deeper challenges that impact student engagement and attendance.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Troubled Youth, Evidence-Based Practices, evidence-based, Agencies & Admin, School, education, Juvenile Justice
