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Programs and Policies that Promote Positive Youth Development and Prevent Risky Behaviors: An International Perspective
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Naudeau, Sophie; Cunningham, Wendy; Lundberg, Mattias K. A.; McGinnis, Linda – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008
This chapter provides an international perspective on the promotion of positive development and the prevention of risky behavior among youth. We discuss some of the specific challenges that youth face in low- and middle-income countries and identify six key evidence-based policies and programs that aim to promote positive youth development and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Poverty, Foreign Countries