Positive Youth Development - a young person who is "connected"
Young people who are doing well feel they belong within these social environments. The results of this "connectedness" are illustrated by the words around the four environments in figure 1. Young people who are struggling can be helped if these social environment connections are understood and ways are found to strengthen them.
Source, Ministry of Youth Affairs
A young person who is "disconnected"
The behaviour and activities of these young people who are "disconnected" are often dangerous for young people and can be disruptive to the wider community (as illustrated by the words in Figure 2). Positive adult mentors and role models are particularly important in helping to reconnect them with other, more supportive environments.
Source, Ministry of Youth Affairs
