Daniel J. Flannery

Violence and Mental Health in Everyday Life

Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Children and Adolescents

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Violence Prevention and Policy
• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780759104921
• ISBN-10: 0759104921
• Artikelnr.: 21276175

Autorenporträt

By Daniel J. Flannery

Inhaltsangabe

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