ABSTRACT
The central issue of this book is how to provide both prevention and treatment interventions designed to bolster resilience and build on existing and potential strengths in diverse, victimized, and high-risk groups of children, youth, families, and communities. What can be done at the primary prevention level, which focuses on the universal implementation of intervention for all children (for example, youth violence prevention, gun safety, and family strengthening interventions may reduce the risk of all children’s exposure to psychological trauma and victimization)? What can be done at the secondary prevention level, which targets children and youth already at risk (for example, children who are living in high-risk poverty environments or high-risk situations with exposure to repeated natural disasters or ongoing violence)? What can be done at the tertiary level, which provides interventions for selected populations of children and youth who present with persistent needs and challenging behaviors, and who require comprehensive wrap-around services (for example, incarcerated youth who have a history of neglect and victimization, or children and youth who present with the psychiatric sequelae of sexual and physical abuse)?
