Strengthening Families Program - Inpes

Strong Families, Strong Children• Strong families avert many adverse outcomes:substance abuse, teen pregnancy, schoolfailure, aggression and delinquency. (Hops, et al., 2001)• Girls are even moreinfluenced by familyprotective and risk factors.• Protective factors strongestbefore 10-11 years of ageand drop during junior highschool, offering a time ofopportunity for children 6-11 years.