abstract: 'Even in a strong job market with low overall unemployment, a substantial

  number of youth are disconnected from work and schooling. Being

  disconnected during early ages (between sixteen and twenty-four) can

  have negative impacts on future labor-market success and other outcomes.

  This article presents data and summarizes the literature on the causes

  and consequences of youth disconnection. It discusses evidenced-based

  policies and programs that show promise for engaging or reengaging young

  people and meeting the needs of particular groups of disconnected youth,

  including effective education and training programs (both in secondary

  and postsecondary contexts), targeted reforms to community college

  systems, strategies for addressing barriers to work and school including

  provision of comprehensive services, and demand-oriented solutions that

  improve job opportunities for youth.'
affiliation: 'Loprest, P; Spaulding, S; Nightingale, DS (Corresponding Author), Urban
  Inst, 2100 M St NW, Washington, DC 20024 USA.

  Loprest, Pamela; Spaulding, Shayne; Nightingale, Demetra Smith, Urban Inst, 2100
  M St NW, Washington, DC 20024 USA.'
author: Loprest, Pamela and Spaulding, Shayne and Nightingale, Demetra Smith
author-email: 'ploprest@urban.org

  sspaulding@urban.org

  dnightingale@urban.org'
author_list:
- family: Loprest
  given: Pamela
- family: Spaulding
  given: Shayne
- family: Nightingale
  given: Demetra Smith
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.7758/RSF.2019.5.5.11
eissn: 2377-8261
files: []
issn: 2377-8253
journal: RSF-THE RUSSELL SAGE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
keywords: youth; disconnected; employment; unemployment; education; training
keywords-plus: EMPLOYMENT; EDUCATION; IMPACT
language: English
month: DEC
number: '5'
number-of-cited-references: '97'
pages: 221-243
papis_id: a7911e1850c926d04cf654aae6761ebf
ref: Loprest2019disconnectedyoung
times-cited: '10'
title: 'Disconnected Young Adults: Increasing Engagement and Opportunity'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000498804300012
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '6'
volume: '5'
web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
year: '2019'