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Re: Adolescents Doing Well

The question you ask is a good one. We do know an awful lot about 
causing hurt, but seem to miss what leads to "wellness".  But it goes 
much deeper than just the numbers. Take a look at CHILDREN AND 
FAMILIES "AT PROMISE": DECONSTRUCTING THE DISCOURSE OF RISK. edited 
by Beth Blue Swadener and Sally Lubeck (Albany, NY: SUNYA U Press, 
1995).  


> Date:          Sun, 04 Oct 1998 14:26:38 +0000
> Reply-to:      CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
> From:          Ben Cacioppo <cacioppo@unlinfo.unl.edu>
> To:            Child Maltreatment Researchers   <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
> Subject:       Adolescents Doing Well
> X-To:          Cornell <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>

> We hear so much about troubled and problematic youth, that's our
> business.  But, does anyone have any statistics on how well adolescents
> do?  What percentage of adolescents are: good citizens; good sons and
> daughters; doing good for themselves, others, and the community?
> --
> Benjamin F. Cacioppo, LCSW, Ph.D.
> University of Nebraska-Lincoln
> Center on Children, Families and the Law
> 121 S. 13th Street, Suite 302
> Lincoln, NE 68588-0227
> 
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