Life Skills Approach to Child and Adolescent Healthy Human Development

By Leena Mangrulkar, Cheryl Vince Whitman, Director, and Marc Posner

This paper describes one best-practice model for contributing to the healthy development of adolescents: a life skills approach. The paper aims to present the theoretical and research foundations of a life skills approach; define life skills, analyze the challenges of implementing life skills programs, and develop a common language and vocabulary to advance the approach.

Contact Info: Cheryl Vince Whitman (1-800-225-4276 x2300)

Published by: Education Development Center, Inc.

Download a copy of Life Skills Approach to Child and Adolescent Healthy Human Development (PDF, 354 KB): http://www.hhd.org/publications/global/paho_lifeskills.pdf

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