Promoting positive adolescent development for at-risk students with a student assistance program

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 533-554

  Apsler, Robert ^a,b,d   Formica, Scott ^a   Fraster, Beth ^c   McMahan, Rosie ^c  

^a Social Science Research and Evaluation Inc   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CASPAR Youth Services   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Positive youth development; Prevention; Student assistance program

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL LEARNING; STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; COUNSELING; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33750563390     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-006-0063-7     Document Type: Article

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