Toward Building Resilience as the Best Path to Prevention

Authors

Duane McBride, Andrews UniversityFollow
Gary Hopkins, Andrews UniversityFollow
Peter Landless, SDA GC Health Ministries
Jeffrey Spady

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

Substance abuse in the form of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs wreaks havoc in the lives of young and old. The party scene seems to be a given on college campuses. Seventh-day Adventist schools are not immune to these cultural influences. The best method of prevention is resilience. The components that contribute to resilience include a positively involved family, good self esteem, adult supervised after school activities for young people, a sense of community at school, service activities, and faith. By fostering these elements, we can be intentional about making our campuses exception in all areas.

First Page

111

Last Page

122

Book Title

Reach the Campus, Reach the World

Editor

Steve Case

Publisher

Advent Source

City

Lincoln, NE

Series

The 180° Symposium

ISBN

9781629093666

First Department

Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

McBride, Duane; Hopkins, Gary; Landless, Peter; and Spady, Jeffrey, "Toward Building Resilience as the Best Path to Prevention" (2010). 180 Symposium Publications. 114.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cye-pubs/114

Acknowledgements

Posted with permission, Center for Youth Evangelism at Andrews University