Building Resilience Among "At-Risk" Youth

Authors

• Emily Burnsed, Georgia Southern University
• Bridget F. Melton, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
• Helen W. Bland, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

3-2-2014

Abstract

This poster session will highlight the lessons learned from implementing a coping skill program with a rural Boys and Girls Club. This intervention was found to be a promising intervention to build a children’s resilience to negative peer interaction by strengthening coping skills.

Copyright

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Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

National Youth-At-Risk Annual Conference (NYAR)

Location

Savannah, GA

Recommended Citation

Burnsed, Emily, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland. 2014. "Building Resilience Among "At-Risk" Youth." Community Health: Faculty Presentations (1993-2018). Presentation 154.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/commhealth-pres/154