Girl Troubles
Although we can’t watch the films, the site provides interesting information about those US girls who were in trouble and got out of it, with description of the centers they lived in and links to the organisation which help them. If you worked on the riots in Paris, this is the opportunity to pick up the theme again and find out how those youth can get out of this situation:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/girltrouble/
Youth in inner-city London
Less encouraging but more realistic, see this interactive essay in a new section on the Slate site recommended by Darren Rigby on eTeachNet about youth in trouble in the poor London housing estates « Youth in inner-city London » . It is long and you can’t use it all, but the stories are so captivating and true that you don’t know which to choose!
http://todayspictures.slate.com/20051214/