for Children and Youth - Ventura County Star
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18 Creating Asset Rich Environments <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Youth</strong><br />
About one in<br />
three 7th graders<br />
report a high<br />
level of school assets.<br />
The percentage<br />
is even lower<br />
<strong>for</strong> 9th <strong>and</strong> 11th<br />
grade students.<br />
Two out of three<br />
7th graders report<br />
a high level<br />
of community<br />
assets. The percentage<br />
is somewhat<br />
lower <strong>for</strong><br />
9th <strong>and</strong> 11th<br />
grade students.<br />
Key Term: Protective Factors:<br />
Relationships, social experiences,<br />
competencies, <strong>and</strong> skills that buffer<br />
youth from health-compromising<br />
behavior <strong>and</strong> increase positive<br />
outcomes; external supports<br />
<strong>and</strong> opportunities <strong>for</strong> youth, such<br />
as caring relationships, meaningful<br />
participation in activities <strong>and</strong><br />
high expectations, that foster positive<br />
developmental outcomes.<br />
The goal of youth asset development is to promote resilience,<br />
which is the term applied to the innate capacity in all children <strong>for</strong><br />
healthy development in spite of risk <strong>and</strong> adversity that is present.<br />
When young people experience home, school <strong>and</strong> community environments<br />
that provide environmental assets or protective factors, they<br />
are more likely to develop resilience, resulting in improved personal,<br />
social, educational <strong>and</strong> life outcomes.
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