Event Title
Building Resiliency in Youth at Risk as a Means to Reduce Juvenile Incarceration
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Therapeutic Recreation
Mentor Information
Teresa Beck
Department
Therapeutic Recreation
Location
Kirkhof Center 2263
Start Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
Keywords
Health
Abstract
Resiliency is the ability to bounce back or cope in the face of adversity. Youth are identified to be at-risk if they are living in or dealing with an adverse condition, thus youth can be at risk because of any number of things. Statistics indicate that of the 2 million youth who have an incarcerated parent or parents, 70 percent will end up in the corrections system as well. This study examines youth who have a parent or parents incarcerated and how therapeutic recreation programming can provide the protective factors that build resiliency so these youth do not become part of the corrections system themselves.
Building Resiliency in Youth at Risk as a Means to Reduce Juvenile Incarceration
Kirkhof Center 2263
Resiliency is the ability to bounce back or cope in the face of adversity. Youth are identified to be at-risk if they are living in or dealing with an adverse condition, thus youth can be at risk because of any number of things. Statistics indicate that of the 2 million youth who have an incarcerated parent or parents, 70 percent will end up in the corrections system as well. This study examines youth who have a parent or parents incarcerated and how therapeutic recreation programming can provide the protective factors that build resiliency so these youth do not become part of the corrections system themselves.