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.

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Produktdetails

• Violence Prevention and Policy
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9780759104914
• ISBN-10: 0759104913
• Artikelnr.: 22294022

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

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Violence and Mental Health in Every Day Life is an extremely well documented and very easy to read and understand publication on the behavior of children and youth. It is a must read for anyone interested in the well being of children. -- William Modzeleski, Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools Recommended. All readers; all levels. CHOICE Our youth live in a complex world in which they are introduced and exposed to many things?some good, some not so good. Dr. Flannery's approach to those everyday, as well as exceptional experiences involving 'violence' provides a tangible, user-friendly perspective that includes not only research and scientific data, but also personal, everyday events to help us relate to the challenges of preventing and intervening in the issues of violence and mental health among our children and adolescents... -- Carol Voorhees, L.C.S.W., Associated Behavior Consultants Our youth live in a complex world in which they are introduced and exposed to many things-some good, some not so good. Dr. Flannery's approach to those everyday, as well as exceptional experiences involving 'violence' provides a tangible, user-friendly perspective that includes not only research and scientific data, but also personal, everyday events to help us relate to the challenges of preventing and intervening in the issues of violence and mental health among our children and adolescents. -- Carol Voorhees, L.C.S.W., Associated Behavior Consultants