Much has been learned over the past decade about the way children respond to
experiences of violence in their community. The goal of this paper is to review what is known …

This review adopts an ecological framework to examine the relationship between youth
violence and the experience of child maltreatment, domestic violence, and community …

Research on sexual harassment as a prevalent job stressor has focused primarily on
outcomes for the direct targets of harassment; the antecedents and consequences …

In this paper, I describe how a group of young adolescents negotiate their daily lives within
the seeming permanence of a toxic environment, limited social services, poverty, crime …

Evidence has accumulated that young people in America are witnesses to considerable
violence at home and in the community. This study is the first to examine the association …

Using both surveys and the experience sampling method (ESM), community violence
exposure, social support factors, and depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed …

Abstract In 1982, Knitzer's compelling Unclaimed Children underscored the tremendous gap
between the mental health needs of children in the United States and services actually …

Citizens in Latin American cities live in constant fear, amidst some of the most dangerous
conditions on earth. In that vast region, 140 thousand people die violently each year, and …

Prior research suggests that exposure to elementary classrooms characterized by high
levels of student aggression may contribute to the development of child aggressive behavior …

Urban racial and ethnic minority youth experience a variety of internal and external
challenges to their career development. This article discusses several potential barriers to …