What can be done to address the problem of violence in society? The contributors to this volume, both scholars and practitioners, examine this question by exploring the history of violence together with theoretical explanations. The book discusses such issues as: the disproportionate presence of violence within North American minority populations; the concept of psychological resiliency; how spirituality may serve as a protective factor; and the role of television in promoting violence. The contributors also address prevention and intervention strategies among gangs of young people, and the...
What can be done to address the problem of violence in society? The contributors to this volume, both scholars and practitioners, examine this questio...
Mental disorders cost the United States over $72 billion for treatment, related support and lost productivity each year - yet funding for prevention of such disorders has been inconsistent due, partly, to lack of confidence in the effectiveness of specific prevention programmes. This book highlights some of the most effective prevention programmes and offers a common set of principles to reduce maladaptive behaviour.
Following an overview of United States prevention history and a description of how to operationalize George Albee's incidence formula, contributors then focus on: programmes...
Mental disorders cost the United States over $72 billion for treatment, related support and lost productivity each year - yet funding for prevention o...
Completely rewritten to reflect recent research into family and intimate violence this Second Edition of Family Violence explores the subject from its origins to assessment and treatment. The revision offers a summary of some of the best current scholarship conducted by family researchers.
Completely rewritten to reflect recent research into family and intimate violence this Second Edition of Family Violence explores the subject from ...
Violence in Homes and Communities considers increased contemporary domestic, workplace and community violence, and how it can be prevented.
Contributions to this book, one in a series sponsored by the "National Mental Health Assocation" (USA), explore foundations of violence and methods to reduce its incidence. Topics include: child abuse; spousal abuse; workplace violence; the impact of television violence; racial, ethnic and religious violence; mental illness; domestic violence.
Violence in Homes and Communities considers increased contemporary domestic, workplace and community violence, and how it can be prevented.
Emphasizing developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models, the authors of this volume identify state-of-the-art, empirically based strategies to strengthen the environments in which children develop. Since programmes with strong conceptualization, design and implementation have the potential to enhance children's social, emotional and physical wellbeing, the authors first review ways to strengthen the family, child-care systems, early childhood education and school-based health and mental health programming. They then explore the importance of theory-guided...
Emphasizing developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models, the authors of this volume identify state-of-the-art, emp...
'Substance Abuse, Family Violence and Child Welfare'. Studies the consequences, good and bad, for children, of being processed through the child welfare system as a consequence of family violence and substance abuse.
'Substance Abuse, Family Violence and Child Welfare'. Studies the consequences, good and bad, for children, of being processed through the child welfa...
A former president of the Soil Science Society of America has edited this volume of the long-running series. The series is recognized as a leading reference in its field, and as a source of the latest research in agronomy. Major reviews deal with the current topics of interest to agronomists, as well as crop and soil scientists. The subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad subject matter dealt with in previous volumes.
A former president of the Soil Science Society of America has edited this volume of the long-running series. The series is recognized as a leading ref...
