Violence and mental health in everyday life : prevention and intervention strategies for children and adolescents /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
AltaMira Press,
c2006.
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Table of Contents:
- Violence and mental health: is anything normal anymore?
- How does the brain develop? setting the stage for later mental health
- Are children born violent or do we just make them that way?
- It all begins with family
- It happens every day in every way: children exposed to violence
- The challenge of adolescence: storm, stress, or just plain easy?
- Are schools safe? violence in the every day lives of children
- Violence and mental health: two birds of a feather?
- Coping means dealing with stress and violence on a daily basis
- Suggestions for practice and policy: how to get help if you need it.