Our own society rejects them. They aren t accepted because they have the tag of troublesome. They don t have a chance. The majority of the youngsters in the center have been abandoned or barely maintain contact with their immediate families, he said. Although the center sponsors therapy sessions for parents of troubled youth, they hardly ever show up, Renteria said.
Social responsibility is one of the pillars of our therapy sessions.
We want our citizens to be socially responsible. It s the only way to deal with troubled youth. Another problem with the youth Renteria deals with is a lack of education. She is eight months pregnant and has a difficult time expressing herself. I don t know, she said when asked why she steals.