Commentary: New Directions in Developmentally Informed Intervention Research for Vulnerable Populations. Issue 2 (3rd February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Whipps, Mackenzie D. M.; Rojas, Natalia M.
• Is Part Of: Child development. Volume 88:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 459
• Page End: 465
• Publication Date: 2017-02-03
• Subjects: Child development -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Child Development -- Periodicals; Child Development; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Pedicatrics; 305.231
• DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12736
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-3920

Abstract

Abstract : This special section of Child Development brings together experts in developmental science and intervention research to incorporate current evidence on resilience for vulnerable populations and give concrete suggestions for action and research. This commentary synthesizes the contributions of the articles, noting themes such as simultaneous attention to multiple risk, protective, and promotive processes; integrating new principles from clinical and therapeutic interventions; and adapting intervention approaches for new populations. It then describes additional directions for interventions to maximize resilience, including approaches that address social psychological processes, issues related to demographic and other forms of diversity, policy‐related individual behaviors, and sequenced interventions across the life span. It also gives suggestions for integrating implementation science on expansion and scale with behavioral intervention science. Abstract : The title for this Special Section isDevelopmental Research and Translational Science: Evidence‐Based Interventions for At‐Risk Youth and Families edited by Suniya S. Luthar and Nancy Eisenberg