Working with high-risk youth in prevention and early intervention programs: toward a comprehensive wellness model

Societal problems resulting from school dropouts, teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, suicide and other health-damaging behavior are increasing, along with the financial costs. This paper presents a theory of youth development and learning, and an integrated, interactive and reciprocal model for the prev...

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Veröffentlicht in:Adolescence 1988, Vol.23 (91), p.643-660
Hauptverfasser: Mills, R.C, Dunham, R.G, Alpert, G.P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Societal problems resulting from school dropouts, teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, suicide and other health-damaging behavior are increasing, along with the financial costs. This paper presents a theory of youth development and learning, and an integrated, interactive and reciprocal model for the prevention of health-damaging behavior.
ISSN:0001-8449