Wiley Adolescence, Risk and Resilience: Against the Odds (Understanding Adolescence)

Adolescence is often portrayed as an age of particular risk. Adolescents are not only considered a risk to themselves, but also to the rest of society. As a society, we are nervous of them, and consider them vulnerable, yet the seeds of successful and independent adult life are laid down in adolescence, and they need all the help and support that they can get at a challenging time. Adolescents at Risk: Against the Odds looks in depth at some of the key risks faced by adolescents, and at some of the ways in which they can be alleviated. The book is structured according to the operational challenges the research informs. From the Inside Flap The teenage years, according to popular culture, are a time of experimentation and risktaking.Certainly, all young people have a number of transitions to negotiate and some whoface adversity are more vulnerable during this time than at others. Despite this, many young people do exceptionally well, even though the odds are stacked against them. In this volume, Ann Hagell and John Coleman have gathered together internationally renowned experts to consider a range of disadvantages that may impact on adolescents, and suggest ways to help overcome them. Adolescence, Risk and Resilience is concerned with demonstrating a positive approach to young people and their circumstances, and shows how the concepts of risk and resilience are related.Contributors examine a range of issues including: families and the risks they pose, mental ill-health, offending behaviour, sexual risk, disability, being in care, and social exclusion.All students and practitioners working with adolescents will find this up to date and thorough review invaluable, but especially in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, nursing, and social work.Contributors: John Coleman, Nick Frost, Ann Hagell, Robert MacDonald, Sue Mills, Catherine O'Brien, Jennifer Pearce, Jacqueline Scott, Kirsten Stalker, Panos Vostanis. From the Back Cover The teenage years, according to popular culture, are a time of experimentation and risktaking.Certainly, all young people have a number of transitions to negotiate and some whoface adversity are more vulnerable during this time than at others. Despite this, many young people do exceptionally well, even though the odds are stacked against them. In this volume, Ann Hagell and John Coleman have gathered together internationally renowned experts to consider a range of disadvantages that may impact on adolescents, and suggest ways to help overcome them. Adolescence, Risk and Resilience is concerned with demonstrating a positive approach to young people and their circumstances, and shows how the concepts of risk and resilience are related.Contributors examine a range of issues including: families and the risks they pose, mental ill-health, offending behaviour, sexual risk, disability, being in care, and social exclusion.All students and practitioners working with adolescents will find this up to date and thorough review invaluable, but especially in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, nursing, and social work.Contributors: John Coleman, Nick Frost, Ann Hagell, Robert MacDonald, Sue Mills, Catherine O'Brien, Jennifer Pearce, Jacqueline Scott, Kirsten Stalker, Panos Vostanis. About the Author Dr John Coleman O.B.E is Founder of the Trust for the Study of Adolescence. He has written widely in this field, and is the former editor of the Journal of Adolescence. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford. Dr Ann Hagell is Programme Director of Adolescent Mental Health at the Nuffield Foundation. A chartered psychologist, she has undertaken social policy research in both the UK and USA. Presently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adolescence, she has authored or co-authored over 50 articles, chapters and reports on adolescence.