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Building Healthy Individuals, Families, and Communities
Creating Lasting Connections, Prevention in Practice Library
ISBN/EAN: 9780306463181
Umbreit-Nr.: 1619160
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xiii, 112 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 30.04.2000
- Zusatztext
- Youth have nearly always exhibited behaviors that frustrate adults. It can be diffi cult to understand why young people engage in risky or destructive behavior, and it is challenging to develop strategies to encourage more healthy and responsible behavior among our youth. However, it is helpful to realize that despite the fact that large numbers of youth engage in frightful and destructive behaviors for pe riods of time during adolescence and early adulthood, a large proportion of youth find a way not only to survive but also to bounce back and contribute significantly to the furtherance of human development. We are not the first generation of adults to experience the pain, fear, and frustration of dealing with our youth. More important, we recognize that we are not helpless when faced with the problems youth experience. While it is true that adolescents have always exhibited problem behaviors, a number of effective tools and approaches have always been at our disposal to assist with appropriate youth development. Of course, the most effective approaches require a tremendous amount of focused time and energy.
- Kurztext
- This work describes a programme, "Creating Lasting Family Connections", based on a design for an ecumenical, community based programme that would increase community, family and individual (youth) protective factors to combat alcohol and other drug use among at-risk 12-14 year olds.