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 parenta (TM)s mental illness or substance
abuse; still others live amid chronic family discord or child
abuse. For some of these children, lifea (TM)s difficulties become
overwhelming. Their enduring trauma can lead to a downward spiral,
until their behavioral and emotional problems become lifelong
barriers to success and wellbeing.
Almost no one today would deny that the world is sometimes an
inhospitable, even dangerous, place for our youth. Yet most
childrena "even those living in high-risk environmentsa "appear to
persevere. Some even flourish. And this begs the question: why, in
the face of such great odds, do these children become survivors
rather than casualties of their environments? For many decades,
scholars have pursued answers to the mysteries of resilience. Now,
having culled several decades of research findings, the editors of
this volume offer an in-depth, leading-edge description and
analysis of Resilience in Children, Families and Communities:
Linking Context to Practice and Policy.
The book is divided into three readily accessible sections that
both define the scope and limits of resilience as well as provide
hands-on programs that families, neighborhoods, and communities can
implement. In addition, several chapters provide real-life
intervention strategies and social policies that can be readily put
into practice. The goal: to enable children to develop more
effectiveproblem-solving skills, to help each child to improve his
or her self-image, and to define ways in which role models can
affect positive outcomes throughout each childa (TM)s lifetime.
For researchers, clinicians, and students, Resilience in
Children, Families and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and
Policy is an essential addition to their library. It provides
practical information to inform greater success in the effort to
encourage resilience in all children and to achieve positive youth
development.
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