<P>Children live in a world of ever-increasing stress factors, including global terrorism, pervasive exposure to violence, increasing substance use, and economic and social instability. To help them maneuver
successfully through such a challenging world to adulthood, community-based resilience interventions are becoming more important than ever. Currently, resilience-based interventions are expanding to examine not only the
internal strengths children and adolescents bring to a variety of situations, but also to explore how to leverage community and family resources in the context of a culturally diverse world. </P> <P></P>
<P>Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children reviews a variety of innovative approaches and actions that can be used at the community level to promote resilience in children and adolescents. Key themes
throughout the book focus on how to:</P> <P></P> <P>Shift the paradigm from illness to strengths and health. <P></P> <P>Assess and improve environments to minimize harmful influences
and increase protection. <P></P> <P>Adapt to and build on strengths of cultural and linguistic variation in an increasingly diverse society. <P></P> <P>Move toward collaborative approaches
that involve youth, families, schools, and community members who partner at all levels of program conception, implementation, evaluation, and improvement. <P></P> <P></P> <P>For researchers,
clinicians, and students, Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children will be an essential tool in their efforts to promote the health and success of youth.</P>