At-risk youth :  a comprehensive response : for counselors, teachers, psychologists, and human service professionals /  [print] 
J. Jeffries McWhirter [and others. 
 - fourth edition. 
 - Belmont, California :  Thomson Brooks/Cole,  2007. 
 - xvii, 378 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>An introduction to at-risk issues --   Environmental/societal factors that contribute to risk --   Legal and ethical issues --   Family problems of at-risk children and youth --   School issues that relate to at-risk children and youth --   Individual characteristics of high-risk and low-risk children and youth --   School dropout --   Substance use and addiction --   Teenage pregnancy and risky sexual behavior --   Antisocial behavior, delinquency, and youth gangs --   Youth suicide --   A prevention, early intervention, treatment framework and other environmental considerations --   Core components of programs for prevention and early intervention --   Peer interventions --   Family interventions. 
<br/><br/> This timely book addresses one of the greatest social, family, and community concerns of today--children and youth who are at-risk for a variety of problem behaviours. Whether the term "at risk" is associated with child and adolescent suicide, juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy and drug and alcohol use, individuals considered "at risk" need the ongoing attention of professionals across many disciplines. This book provides conceptual and practical information on key issues and problems. Prevention and intervention techniques are described in the book to help practitioners to improve the lives of young people at risk. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780534272364 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006906114 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Youth with social disabilities--United States.<br/>Youth with social disabilities--Counseling of--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV1421.M394.A875 2007