Preventing Youth Problems Contributor(s): Biglan, Anthony (Editor), Wang, Margaret C. (Editor), Walberg, Herbert J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1441933980 ISBN-13: 9781441933980 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Psychology | Developmental - Child |
Dewey: 305.231 |
Series: Issues in Children's and Families' Lives |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.63 lbs) 188 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Preventing Youth Problems provides information needed to prevent five of the most common, costly, and dangerous problems of adolescence: anti-social behavior, tobacco use, alcohol and drug abuse, and sexual behavior that risks disease and unwanted pregnancy. Over the past thirty years, scientific research on children and adolescents identified the major conditions influencing each of these problems. Each of the chapters in this volume provides a concise summary of what is known about one of these five problem behaviors. Each chapter covers the following essential points: - Incidence, prevalence, and cost of the problem, vital for gauging the importance of preventing the problem and for making the case for such efforts in public discussion of priorities; |