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

R. C. Mills; R. G. Dunham; G. P. Alpert

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

R. C. Mills, R. G. Dunham, G. P. Alpert

Sociology

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	643-660
Number of pages	18
Journal	Adolescence
Volume	23
Issue number	91
State	Published - Sep 1 1988

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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