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Informationen zum Autor Daniel J. Flannery is Professor & Director of the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence at Kent State University, Ohio. His research expertise includes a focus on risk and protective factors in delinquency and violence prevention, as well as investigations of how parent-child and parent-adolescent relationships impact early adolescent problem behavior. Klappentext Clinical psychologist Daniel J. Flannery reveals the impact of violence and victimization in the lives of children and adolescents from a developmental perspective. He offers case studies and professional resources, including web sites and readings related to violence and mental health. It is an essential resource for parents and public health practitioners in school systems, mental health, and social work, as well as professionals in juvenile justice and law enforcement. Zusammenfassung Reveals the impact of violence and victimization in the lives of children and adolescents from a developmental perspective. This title offers case studies and professional resources! including web sites and readings related to violence and mental health. It is suitable for parents and public health practitioners in school systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2 INTRODUCTION 3 CHAPTER 1: Violence and Mental Health: Is Anything Normal Anymore? 4 CHAPTER 2: How Does the Brain Develop? Setting the Stage for Later Mental Health 5 CHAPTER 3: Are Children Born Violent or Do We Just Make Them That Way? 6 CHAPTER 4: It All Begins with Family: Socialization, Violence, and Mental Health 7 CHAPTER 5: It Happens Every Day in Every Way: Children Exposed to Violence 8 CHAPTER 6: The Challenge of Adolescence: What's all the Storm and Stress About? 9 CHAPTER 7: Are Schools Any Safer Today? Violence in the Everyday Lives of Children 10 CHAPTER 8: Violence and Mental Health: Two Birds of a Feather 11 CHAPTER 9: Coping Means Dealing with Stress and Violence on a Daily Basis 12 CHAPTER 10:Suggestions for Practice and Policy: How to Get Help When You Need It 13 APPENDIX A:Additional resources not referenced in the text 14 REFERENCES 15 INDEX 16 ABOUT THE AUTHOR...
