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.

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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.