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S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U. S.  \nDepartment of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime.  \nProtective Factors for Youth Involved in Systems of Care  \nAbstract  \nThis report examines the importance of intentionally and actively targeting protective factors, in addition to risk factors, in an effort to promote healthy development and wellbeing in youth involved in systems of care. Protective factors are conditions and characteristics of individuals, interpersonal relationships, communities, and the larger society that are associated with decreased chances of negative outcomes and increased chances of positive outcomes. Key research-and practice-informed protective factors in each domain of the social ecology are described and recommended actions to build protective factors are provided. Individual domain protective factors of focus are resilience, social and emotional competencies, and character strengths. Core relational domain protective factors are positive peer connectedness, peer norms, connectedness with parents and other significant adults, and spiritual connectedness. Protective factors included in the community domain are safe, stable, nurturing, and equitable environments; engagement in social institutions; and the availability, accessibility, and provision of concrete supports. The societal domain protective factors refer to systemslevel policies, priorities, and procedures that create and sustain the context for healthy youth development and well-being and the developmentally appropriate and equitable treatment of all youth. Strengthening protective factors of youth involved in systems of care is essential because protective factors help to mitigate the effects of youths’stressful life events and other risk factors , maximize their potential, better navigate difficult circumstances, and put them on a trajectory that leads to positive and productive life outcomes.  \nThis report is one in a five-part series about improving outcomes for youth involved in systems of care. The titles in the series are:  \n1. Promoting the Well-Being of Black, Native, Latinx, and Asian Youth Involved in Systems of Care  \n2. Protective Factors for Youth Involved in Systems of Care  \n3. Shifting the Perception and Treatment of Black, Native, and Latinx Youth in Systems of Care  \n4. The Systemic Neglect of Children, Youth, and Families of Color: Distinguishing Poverty Experienced by Families from Neglect  \n5. Breaking the Stigma and Changing the Narrative: Strategies for Supporting Expectant and Parenting Youth Involved in Systems of Care  \nProtective Factors for Youth Involved in Systems of Care  \nOver the years many interventions for vulnerable youth have primarily focused on addressing conditions and circumstances identified as risk factors. Increasingly, research suggests that interventions should focus on reducing modifiable risk factors and promoting protective factors in order to be more effective and achieve the greatest benefit.1 ,2 ,3 For youth who have experienced significant challenges before and during their involvement in systems of care—such as child welfare, courts, social services, juvenile justice, victim services, and health services—identifying, building, and reinforcing protective factors is essential for promoting healthy development and well-being and increases the likelihood of positive outcomes. In describing the importance of protective factors, researchers have suggested that “they make a more profound impact on the life course of children who grow up under adverse conditions than do specific risk factors or stressful life e","cbCaiuvCcMXddBQK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuvCcMXddBQK","pdf",997231,"English","# Abstract\n# What are Protective Factors?\n# Why are Protective Factors Important for Youth Involved in Systems of Care?\n# Protective Factors Across the Social Ecology Domains\n## Individual Domain\n## Relational Domain\n## Community Domain\n## Societal Domain","[{\"question\":\"What are protective factors in youth systems of care, and what do they help accomplish?\",\"answer\":\"Protective factors are conditions and characteristics that prevent or mitigate the effects of risk and stressful events, maximize potential and strengths, and help youths navigate difficult circumstances better in school, work, and life.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are protective factors important for youth involved in systems of care?\",\"answer\":\"Systems-involved youth face elevated risks such as educational deficits, housing instability, compromised physical and mental health, pregnancy and early parenthood, and challenging relationship patterns. Strengthening protective factors helps mitigate stressful life events and other risk factors and increases the likelihood of positive outcomes.\"},{\"question\":\"How do interventions shift from risk-focused approaches to protective factor approaches?\",\"answer\":\"The report emphasizes that interventions should reduce modifiable risk factors and intentionally promote protective factors, identifying, building, and reinforcing protective factors as youth move through systems such as child welfare, courts, social services, and juvenile justice.\"}]","Protective Factors for Youth Involved in Systems of Care | PDF",48]