For example, peer risk factors typically occur later in a youth’s development than individual and family factors. Because risk and protective factors are dynamic in nature, service providers …

Risk and Protective Factors Early aggressive behavior, lack of parental supervision, academic problems, undiagnosed mental health problems, peer substance use, drug availability, …

The risk and protective factors of youth gang involvement can span multiple domains from the individual level (aggressiveness) to the peer (delinquent siblings), school (academic failure), …

Mental health promotion attempts to encourage and increase protective factors and healthy behaviors that can help prevent the onset of a diagnosable mental disorder and reduce risk …

Understanding the risk and protective factors associated with youth disconnecting from work and school can be helpful when working with opportunity youth. This information can be used to …

Interventions can involve the family, school, and community and may provide substance abuse prevention for an individual or a population of youth by focusing on environmental and …

Resilience and Positive Youth Development The Positive Youth Development movement, with its roots in prevention, has focused on the development of mental health through its focus on the …

Diverting youth who have committed minor offenses away from the system and towards community-based treatment involving the youth's family and service/support options unique to …

The Research page describes risk and protective factors and how those factors are relevant to youth programs. It includes a bibliography of recent research. The Nominate a Program page …

In an effort to replace older adult gang members who are incarcerated, gangs often try to recruit youth. 3 Youth often succumb to these efforts at early ages because of their vulnerability and …