Investing in Children, Youth, Families, and Communities: StrengthsBased Research and Policy
Investing in Children, Youth, Families, and Communities: StrengthsBased Research and Policy

Investing in Children, Youth, Families, and Communities: StrengthsBased Research and Policy

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Investing in Children, Youth, Families, and Communities takes a theoretically exciting and socially critical view of human development and the power of context to shape positive outcomes. Coeditors Kenneth I. Maton, Cynthia J. Schellenbach, Bonnie J. Leadbeater, and Andrea L. Solarz bring together leading social scientists and policy experts to discuss what helps or hinders healthy development. A transformative theme, from deficits to strengths, emerges in this book, as it surveys the mounting evidence that programs that shore up resilience can and do work. Empirically rich chapters show how children, youth, families, and communities can be vital resources in countering the challenges posed by violence, abuse, neglect, and other obstacles to development. It provides concrete examples of programs that recognize, strengthen, and marshal the abilities of individuals and groups traditionally assumed to be deficient or in need of fixing. Uniquely, this book also extends the scientific findings to realworld program and policy implications. Each chapter is coauthored by scholars and policy experts with complementary strengths, bringing together expertise in the psychosocial aspects o

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