Sentences with phrase «community developmental assets»

Community developmental assets and positive youth development: The role of natural mentors.

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Ever since, I have been pursuing research and program initiatives that facilitate the building of developmental assets in young people, as well as fostering connections between families, schools, and communities.

In the absence of basic assets, «the streets» in impoverished African - American communities become the major lifestyle contender and developmental niche for many young people.3,5,12 - 14 Social relations on the street are characterized by an individualistic, competitive, and predatory ethos, where «hustling» and «getting over» are valid ways of securing scarce resources.

In particular, population - level studies that capture children's developmental health and well - being as well as associated social and contextual assets from the child perspective, and at representative population levels do not exist — despite the fact that middle childhood represents a developmental period that is particularly apt for prevention and intervention efforts that target actionable factors in children's multiple environments: social relationships at home, school and community; sleep and nutrition habits; school experiences; and after - school time use.