Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Promoting positive changes in youth - even at-risk youth / Eurekalert.org, 18 April 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/sp-ppc041808.php
"Millions of dollars are spent annually on research to reduce risky and problem behaviors in youth. Conversely, far less has been directed toward research promoting positive development -- particularly in at-risk youth. The May 2008 special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Research reports the results of nearly two decades of research at the Miami Youth Development Project (YDP), a community-supported positive youth development program of outreach research."