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Building resiliency: What works! A community guide to preventing alcohol and other drug abuse through positive youth development
National Assembly of National Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations
The underlying premise of this report is that communities cannot just prevent problems. They must also encourage positive growth and resiliency, meet youth needs, and build competencies. Collaboration through a multidisciplinary approach called youth development, which includes research, policy, and experience, goes far beyond mere reduction of risks. Programs that prevent negative behavior or that "look good," yet fail to reach the target population, are not as successful as programs that increase service delivery and accountability. According to the guide, an effective program has six essential elements: a comprehensive strategy with a clear goal; committed, caring professional leadership; youth-oriented projects; culturally competent and diverse programs; youth ownership and involvement; and a positive focus including all youth. The guide lists 12 examples of community programs that incorporate these elements.
National Assembly of National Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations 1319 F Street, NW Suite 601 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 347-2080 Fax: (202) 393-4517 (1994, 94 pp.; $9.95 members, $11.95 nonmembers + $3 p/h)
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