Given the growing emphasis in research and service provision on strengths rather than
deficits, the focus on youth support in the South African Children's Act of 2005 and the lack of …

Background Adolescent substance use is a major problem in and of itself, and because it
acts as a risk factor for other problem behaviours. As substance use during adolescence can …

There is a story behind every book and many books tell a story or a set of stories. We make
every attempt in this book to tell the story of how participatory visual methodologies invoke …

How has the end of apartheid affected the experiences of South African children and
adolescents? This pioneering study provides a compelling account of the realities of …

Taking both a historical and contemporary perspective, the book covers the extent of and
manner in which traumatic stress manifests, including the way in which exposure to such …

Research shows that AIDS-orphaned children are more likely to experience clinical-range
psychological problems. Little is known about possible interactions between factors …

PURPOSE: By 2010, an estimated 18.4 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa will be
orphaned by AIDS. Research in South Africa shows that AIDS orphanhood is independently …

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether bullying is a risk factor for psychological distress among
children in poor, urban South Africa. To determine risk and protective factors for bullying …

Resilience research has traditionally revolved around individual risk and protective factors
that enable people to succeed in spite of adverse circumstances. More recently, the scope of …

The phenomenon of resilience among street children as a group of at-risk youth goes
unnoticed, since they are not typically regarded as resilient. Street children are mostly …