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Murphey D, Barry M, Vaughn B. 2013. Positive mental health: Resilience. Washington, DC: Child Trends, 6 pp. (Adolescent health highlight)

Annotation: This report presents research findings on characteristics that are associated with adolescent resilience, describes program strategies that promote resilience, and discusses links between resilience and avoidance of risk-taking behaviors. Topics include relationships and social skills, hormonal and physical changes, self confidence, spirituality, emotional self-regulation, and overall well-being. Resources and references for additional information on resilience in adolescence is provided.

Contact: Child Trends , 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available from the website. Document Number: Pub. no. 2013-03.

Keywords: Adolescence, Adolescent behavior, Adolescent development, Coping, Psychological development, Psychosocial development, Resilience, Risk taking, Youth

Zero to Three. 2003. Little listeners in an uncertain world: Coping strategies for you and your child during deployment or when a crisis occurs. Washington, DC: Zero to Three, 5 pp.

Annotation: This brochure for military families provides information about how to handle stress and worry in reaction to deployment or other issues, both in adults and in children. The brochure presents tips on what to do to manage such feelings, lists behaviors that children may exhibit in reaction to stress, and discusses how to help children cope.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child behavior, Consumer education materials, Coping, Mental health, Military, Stress management

Anders T. 1987. Family Adaptation to Childhood Chronic Illness [Final report]. Sacramento, CA: Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, 39 pp.

Annotation: The main objectives of this study were to: (1) Delineate the adaptive compromises that families make to the severe chronic illness or disability of a child; (2) identify factors associated with good adaptation; (3) construct and pretest instruments that might be useful in studying adaptation; and (4) explore conceptions concerning family adaptation among health professionals who care for chronically ill or disabled children. A total of 50 parents from three illness groups were evaluated: Parents of children with cystic fibrosis; of children with autism; and of children with cancer. The study found that during the developmental phase, neither parents nor professionals approached the situation or their task with unanimity. Parental answers to questions about adaptation indicate that this process required a fundamental value change and reorientation about what—both in the day-to-day and in the long run—matters. Although the study was originally intended to help develop a screening instrument useful to service personnel in the identification of families at risk, the researchers conclude that in light of both the lack of consensus among professionals and the investigator's inability to differentiate families at risk with the scales used, it is questionable whether families can or should be screened for risk. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB87-199048.

Keywords: Autism, Cancer, Children with special health care needs, Chronically ill, Coping behavior, Cystic fibrosis, Families, Family functioning, Risk assessment

Barbarin OA, ed. Emotional development of African American children. Journal of Black Psychology. 19(4):381-504. November 1993,

Annotation: This special issue contains articles written by individual authors or groups of authors who focus on various issues related to treating the emotional development of African American children and adolescents. Following an introduction to the scope of the problem, the articles focus on the following topics: culture and social outcomes among inner-city children; self-esteem, cultural identify, and psychosocial adjustment; behavioral, emotional, and academic adjustment relating to age, gender, and family structure; clinical issues relating to the diagnosis of patients using the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, " 3rd edition; the social context of adolescent childbearing; coping and resilience among African American children, and understanding black adolescent male violence.

Contact: Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218, Telephone: (805) 499-9774 Secondary Telephone: (800)818-7243 Fax: (805) 499-0871 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sagepub.com Available in libraries. Document Number: Order no. 302080.

Keywords: Adolescent males, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescents, Affective disorders, Behavior disorders, Blacks, Children, Coping, Cultural factors, Demographics, Education, Emotional development, Mental health, Psychosocial factors, Resilience, Self esteem, Sociocultural factors, Statistics, Treatment, Urban population, Violence

   

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