MENTAL health servicesMENTAL health planningOffers a selective history of those services that have been specifically established for the diagnosis and treatment of social and emotional problems of children and youth. Early efforts were launched by Dorothea Dix but organized service delivery to youth came...
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Dr. Karen Sheehan has worked to address the direct and indirect impacts of gun violence on Chicago's youth for more than 30 years. For some, it's made all the difference. At Chicago Youth Programs, they live and breathe the words seen above their front door, "We grow opportunity," whic...
AHYD programs and services provide a network of community-based support to help adolescents succeed as they move into adulthood by focusing on the “assets” of individual youth and their families. AHYD-sponsored programs reinforce positive attitudes, healthy behaviors and activities, and reduce risk-...
YOUTH: A Health Plan–Based Lifestyle Intervention Increases Bone Mineral Density in Adolescent Girls OBJECTIVE: To test the efficacy of a health plan-based lifestyle intervention to increase bone mineral density in adolescent girls. DESIGN: Two-year random......
The Role of Schools in Building the Resilience of Youth Faced with Adversity This study explored factors related to risk, resilience and health amongst South African teenagers. Grade nine students (N = 472; males = 210, females = 26... B Johnson,S Lazarus - 《Journal of Psychology in Afric...
Child welfare for the twenty-first century : a handbook of practices, policies, and programs PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: An Overview of Children, Youth, and Family Services, Policies, and Programs in the United States, by Gerald P. Mallon and Peg McCartt HessHistorical Evolution of Child ...
"Unique sports activities and traditional programs can inspire more students to develop a love of exercise, effectively reducing their screen time and promoting their physical and mental well-being," Zhang said. Enditem (Reporting by Cheng Lu, Bai Xu, Wang Ying, Yu Pei, Zhao Xu, Du Zixuan, ...
A Review of Positive Youth Development Programs That Promote Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Positive youth development (PYD) may be a promising strategy for promoting adolescent health. A systematic review of the published data was conducted to id... LE Gavin,RF Catalano,C David-Ferdon,...
Finally, the implications of these findings are discussed with respect to novel clinical and policy approaches and models for youth mental health. Brain development, sensitive periods, and emerging psychopathology An important principle in brain development is the notion of “sensitive periods” [20, ...