Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities Linking Context to Practice and Policy

Despite the numerous benefits derived from major technological and medical innovations of the past century, we continue to live in a world rife with significant social problems and challenges. Children continue to be born into lives of poverty; others must confront daily their parent’s mental illnes...

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Other Authors: Peters, Ray D. (Editor), Leadbeater, Bonnie (Editor), McMahon, Robert J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2005, 2005
Edition:1st ed. 2005
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Conceptual and Empirical Framework for Linking Resilience to Intervention and Policy
  • Resilience Research
  • Resilience in Context
  • Disruptive Behaviors
  • The Resilience Revolution
  • Resilience Enhancement Programs for High-Risk Children, Families, and Youth
  • Creating Effective School-Based Interventions for Pregnant Teenagers
  • Dating Relationships among At-Risk Adolescents
  • Building Strengths and Resilience among At-Risk Mothers and Their Children
  • Expanding Resilience Programs to Include Neighborhoods and Communities
  • The Social Transformation of Environments and the Promotion of Resilience in Children
  • Promoting Resilience in the Inner City
  • A Community-Based Approach to Promoting Resilience in Young Children, Their Families, and Their Neighborhoods
  • Steps Toward Community-Level Resilience