Strength-Based Approaches to Work with Youth and Families: An Overview of the Literature and Web-Based Resources An Annotated Bibliography of Recent Works and Resources Available on the World Wide Web

Reclaiming Futures is a five-year, $21 million initiative funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The initiative addresses the reality that both substance abuse and prosecution for drug-related charges among juvenile offenders has undergone a tremendous surge in the last five years, yet systems of care to address these interrelated issues have been slower to evolve. Reclaiming Futures addresses this problem, by stimulating a new generation of collaborative and integrated community efforts. The goal is to demonstrate that solutions to substance abuse and delinquency are possible through mutuality, commitment, application of evidence-based principles and community partnerships between the courts, substance abuse treatment, mental health, education, vocational development, faith communities, families and other key stakeholders across diverse groups in every neighborhood.