Protecting the Mental Health of Children in Dangerous Neighborhoods.

Wallen, Jacqueline

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Publication Date: 1993

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Protecting the Mental Health of Children in Dangerous Neighborhoods.

Wallen, Jacqueline

Children Today, v22 n3 p24-27 1993

Discusses the role that parents, schools, and mental health professionals can play in helping children cope with violence. Examines the factors associated with child vulnerability and resilience, posttraumatic stress disorder, the role of parental support in mediating the effects of trauma, obstacles to parental support, school-based interventions, and family-based interventions. (MDM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Needs, Children, Coping, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Response, Family Programs, Intervention, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, School Role, Stress Variables, Violence

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Language: English

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