Violence And Mental Health in Everyday Life : Prevention And Intervention Strategies for Children And Adolescents

List of Tables and Figures vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(6) CHAPTER ONE Violence and Mental Health: Is Anything Normal Anymore? 7(18) CHAPTER TWO How Does The Brain Develop? Setting the Stage for Later Mental Health 25(20) CHAPTER THREE Are Children Born Violent or Do We Just Make Them That Way? 45(12) CHAPTER FOUR It All Begins with Family: Socialization, Violence, and Mental Health 57(24) CHAPTER FIVE It Happens Every Day in Every Way: Children Exposed to Violence 81(18) CHAPTER SIX The Challenge of Adolescence: What's All the Storm and Stress About? 99(20) CHAPTER SEVEN Are Schools Any Safer Today? Violence in the Everyday Lives of Children 119(22) CHAPTER EIGHT Violence and Mental Health: Two Birds of a Feather 141(16) CHAPTER NINE Coping Means Dealing with Stress and Violence on a Daily Basis 157(18) CHAPTER TEN Suggestions for Practice and Policy: How to Get Help When You Need It 175(22) Appendix 197(6) Notes 203(8) Index 211(8) About the Author 219