Unleashing the Power of Community to Strengthen the Well-Being of Children, Youth, and Families: An Asset-Building Approach

Search Institute's decade-plus emphasis on the elements of positive human development and community approaches to asset building can make a meaningful contribution to the field of child welfare. The institute's framework of developmental assets identifies a set of interrelated experiences,...

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Published in:Child welfare 2005-03, Vol.84 (2), p.233-250
Main Authors: Mannes, Marc, Roehlkepartain, Eugene C., Benson, Peter L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Behavior
Child
Child Welfare
Child Welfare Services
Children
Community
Community development
Community Networks - organization & administration
Families & family life
Family
Family (Sociological Unit)
Female
Human Relations
Humans
Male
Models, Organizational
Risk
Risk Reduction Behavior
Social Work Research
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Well Being
Youth
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Summary:Search Institute's decade-plus emphasis on the elements of positive human development and community approaches to asset building can make a meaningful contribution to the field of child welfare. The institute's framework of developmental assets identifies a set of interrelated experiences, relationships, skills, and values that are associated with reduced high-risk behaviors and increased thriving behaviors. Its community-building work emphasizes the human relations and developmental infrastructure children, youth, and families require for their health and well-being.
ISSN:0009-4021