Medication, incarceration, or environmental change? Addressing the root cause of emotion and behavior
Youth’s emotions and behaviors signal the survivability of their environment. Our task isn’t to stop youth’s alarm from going off. It is to help youth change the conditions that activate their alarm.
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References and suggested reading/listening:
Peer Reviewed Scholarly Publications
Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. (2022). Youth Violence. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/index.html#:~:text=Youth%20violence%20is%20a%20significant,by%20youth%20and%20prevent%20it
David-ferdon, C., Simon, T. R., Spivak, H., Gorman-smith, D., Savannah, S. B., Listenbee, R. L., Iskander, J., & Author, M. D. (2019). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ) CDC Grand Rounds : Preventing Youth Violence. 6–11.
Ellis, B. J., Del Giudice, M., Dishion, T. J., Figueredo, A. J., Gray, P., Griskevicius, V., Hawley, P. H., Jacobs, W. J., James, J., Volk, A. A., & Wilson, D. S. (2012). The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: implications for science, policy, and practice. Developmental Psychology, 48(3), 598–623. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026220
World Health Organization. (2020, June 8). Youth Violence: Key facts. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/youth-violence
Media credit (photo/video/audio/animation) Sincere thanks to the following artists
Thumbnail Image - Fire - Unnamed author, Canva
Driving Home from work at night – istock.com/HenrikAMeyer
Fire alarm – Unnamed author, Pixabay
Firefighters come through door – Meh.21, Storyblocks
Person taking medication – danilo.alvesd, Unsplash
News article – How the top U.S. official for incarcerated youth sees the challenges for kids in the justice system, PBS, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-the-top-u-s-official-for-incarcerated-youth-sees-the-challenges-for-kids-in-the-justice-system
Website page - United Nations, Youth violence is a global public health problem - World Health Organization, https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/2015/12/youth-violence-is-a-global-public-health-problem-who/
CDC Tweet – “Parents: Over 40% of high school students experience constant feelings of sadness or hopelessness.” https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1646902395396321280
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