Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service. (2015) Building resilience and character in young people. Alcohol and drug prevention briefing paper. London: Mentor ADEPSIS.
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Building resilience in children and young people is one of the key principles of good education, and a necessary requirement in facilitating personal growth, whilst enabling children and young people to successfully navigate life and life challenges.
This briefing paper looks at resilience in the context of universal educational settings (both formal and informal). By giving definitions of key terms to provide a better understanding, it will then explore ways in which these can be contextualised and translated into practice.
F Concepts in psychology > Emotion (anxiety / joy)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health related issues
N Communication, information and education > Education and training
T Demographic characteristics > Child / children
T Demographic characteristics > Adolescent / youth (teenager / young person)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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