Low self-esteem Lack of empathy and poor social skills Guidance for identifying appropriate protective factors for at-risk youth Strategies to prevent risk” drivers from being involved in unsafe driving behaviours require a “high more holistic and long-term approach. Identifying which young people might become risk” early and “high addressing this is a complex and difficult task. Protective factors Harris & Hulme define a protective factor a factor in a young person’s environment, which promotes “as positive social development and decreases susceptibility to social, behavioural and health problems. Applicants should refer to Table 2 for a detailed summary of different protective factors that must be incorporated into the applicant’s proposal for TAC’s Youth Grants Program. Summary of Protective Factors Community factors Family factors Educational factors Individual factors Life events Access to support Good quality Sense of belonging Good resistance an Meeting a significant services communication refusal skills person Community Supportive, caring Positive Social competence Moving to a new networking and parents achievements and and social skills area attachment evaluations Participation in Family harmony and Positive school High empathy and Opportunities at community groups maintenance of climate optimism critical turning family rituals points or life transitions Strong cultural Supportive Pro-social peer Good problem identity and ethnic relationship with an group solving skills pride adult Community norms Strong family norms Having someone Moral beliefs and that discourage and sense of outside your family values and violence, drug taking connectedness to who believes in you cognitions and underage community drinking Proactive problem Recognition to Good coping skills solving achievement
Low self-esteem Lack of empathy and poor social skills Guidance for identifying appropriate protective factors for at-risk youth Strategies to prevent “high risk” drivers from being involved in unsafe driving behaviours require a more holistic and long-term approach. Identifying which young people might become “high risk” early and addressing this is a complex and difficult task. Protective factors Harris & Hulme define a protective factor “as a factor in a young person’s environment, which promotes positive social development and decreases susceptibility to social, behavioural and health problems. Applicants should refer to Table 2 for a detailed summary of different protective factors that must be incorporated into the applicant’s proposal for TAC’s Youth Grants Program. Summary of Protective Factors Community factors Family factors Educational factors Individual factors Life events Access to support services Good quality communication Sense of belonging Good resistance an refusal skills Meeting a significant person Community networking and attachment Supportive, caring parents Positive achievements and evaluations Social competence and social skills Moving to a new area Participation in community groups Family harmony and maintenance of family rituals Positive school climate High empathy and optimism Opportunities at critical turning points or life transitions Strong cultural identity and ethnic pride Supportive relationship with an adult Pro-social peer group Good problem solving skills Community norms that discourage violence, drug taking and underage drinking Strong family norms and sense of connectedness to community Having someone outside your family who believes in you Moral beliefs and values and cognitions Proactive problem solving Recognition to achievement Good coping skills
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