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DOI: 10.1037/e599802012-001
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Youth at Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean: Understanding the Causes, Realizing the Potential

Abstract: All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 5 11 10 09 08 This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this… Show more

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“…Connectedness to family and school can both play roles in overall health and risky behaviour (Viner et al 2012;Cunningham et al 2008). Recent reviews and commentary note that ASRH programming has historically focused too much on individual factors and not enough on family and peer influences, with detrimental effects (Fatusi and Hindin 2010;Mmari and Blum 2009).…”
Section: Proximal Determinantsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Connectedness to family and school can both play roles in overall health and risky behaviour (Viner et al 2012;Cunningham et al 2008). Recent reviews and commentary note that ASRH programming has historically focused too much on individual factors and not enough on family and peer influences, with detrimental effects (Fatusi and Hindin 2010;Mmari and Blum 2009).…”
Section: Proximal Determinantsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Adapted from Cunningham et al 2008 andBehrman, de Hoyos, andSzekely (2015) Global evidence suggests that there are multiple, interacting factors that affect learning, progression through grades, and ultimate dropout. Diagram 1 presents a simple framework to organize these factors, built on the lifecycle approach to human capital accumulation.…”
Section: Diagrammentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This may have a lot to do with how they believe democracy has treated them. A recent study finds that the young in Latin America have fewer opportunities in society, reflected by higher unemployment rates and lower-quality jobs (Cunningham 2008). The same study also finds that among the young, poverty often goes together with violence and crime.…”
Section: Approval Of Violent Participationmentioning
confidence: 94%