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9780470025024

Adolescence, Risk and Resilience : Against the Odds

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470025024

  • ISBN10:

    0470025026

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-01-01
  • Publisher: WILEY
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Summary

Adolescents at Risk: Against the Odds looks in depth at some of the key risks faced by adolescents, and at some of the ways in which they can be alleviated. The book is structured according to the operational challenges the research informs.

Author Biography

Dr John Coleman O.B.E is Founder of the Trust for the Study of Adolescence. He has written widely in this field, and is the former editor of the Journal of Adolescence. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford.

Dr Ann Hagell is Programme Director of Adolescent Mental Health at the Nuffield Foundation. A chartered psychologist, she has undertaken social policy research in both the UK and USA. Presently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adolescence, she has authored or co-authored over 50 articles, chapters and reports on adolescence.

Table of Contents

The Nature of Risk and Resilience in Adolescencep. 1
The Role of the Familyp. 17
Growing Up in Substitute Care: Risk and Resilience Factors for Looked-after Young People and Care Leaversp. 41
Sex and Riskp. 63
Mental Health and Mental Disordersp. 89
Young Disabled Peoplep. 107
Anti-social Behaviourp. 125
Social Exclusion, Risk and Young Adulthoodp. 143
Adolescence, Risk and Resilience: A Conclusionp. 165
Referencesp. 175
Indexp. 191
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