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At Risk or Resilient?
Prevention experts say there are indicators that youth may either
develop or be protected from developing problems with alcohol,
tobacco, other drug or mental health problems. Becoming familiar
with risk and protective factors is key to effective prevention
planning.
Introduction to Risk and Protective
Factors
To learn more about
risk and protective factors,
visit:
www.azprevention.org/Prevention_In_Practice/What_Works/What_Works_Risk.htm
Risk Factors
Risk factors are characteristics that occur statistically more often
for those who develop alcohol, tobacco, other drug or mental health
problems, either as adolescents or as adults. Recent research points
to a considerable number of such factors, including individual,
family and social/cultural characteristics.
Resilience/Protective Factors
Many youths and adults, although living in high-risk environments,
seem to possess personal resilience that helps them avoid alcohol,
tobacco, other drugs (ATOD), and other risk behaviors. Prevention
research has been able to identify many of these protective factors
and prevention programs are being developed making use of this
important and relevant information.
Adapted from: Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention. (1993). Prevention Primer: An encyclopedia of
alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention terms. Rockville,
MD: National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and Drug Information.
Risk Factors for
Problem Gambling
Protective Factors
for Problem Gambling and Other Behaviors, 40 Developmental Assets
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