Difficulties associated with adolescence are exaggerated by the stress of life in Israel, including the threat of violence and war.
Demographics and Inclusion
The Continuum of Risk of Youth in Israel
560,000 Youth
120,000 Youth
Difficulty dealing with adolescence and functioning, depression, suicidal thoughts and drug and alcohol abuse. Lack of adequate response from family, friends or school.
80,000 Youth
Inability to function at school, sense of failure, dropout from school or educational gaps, drug and alcohol abuse, as well as severe emotional and family problems.
32,000 Youth
Complete exit from normative frameworks, failure to integrate into alternative systems, social detachment, vagrancy, involvement in negative sources of pleasure, drug and alcohol abuse, delinquency and crime.
8,000 Youth
Homelessness, delinquency and self-destruction, sexual promiscuity, drug addiction and detachment from family and society.