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Turning the Corner: From Risk to Resiliency: A Compilation of Articles From the Western Center News

NCJ Number
159383
Author(s)
B Benard
Date Published
1993
Length
45 pages
Annotation
The articles contained in this document focus on the issue of resiliency among at-risk children.
Abstract
Professionals working to prevent these children from participating in high-risk behaviors, including delinquency, substance abuse, and dropping out of school, have begun to concentrate on creating environments that will nurture the resiliency -- or ability to overcome the stresses they experience on a daily basis -- within every child. These articles address the contributions that schools, peer programs, and collaboration can make in fostering children's resiliency.