Protective Factors Articles: Schools

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. School Connectedness: Strategies for Inceasing Protective Factors Among Youth. Atlanta, Ga.: US. Department of Health and Human Services; 2009. Retrieved on March 12, 2012 from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/adolescenthealth/pdf/connectedness.pdf

"Families, schools, and communities all need to work together to create an environment that facilitates healthy development of children and adolescents." (CDC) This article looks at the connection between families, schools, and communities and how protective factors can be learned in school. Schools can play an important part in influencing children and adolescents. "School connectedness is the belief by students that adults and peers in the school care about their learning." This article looks at why school connectedness is important and beneficial to students.

This article is important to parents and teachers because it shows how schools and peers can influence students in positive ways if students feel that school is a safe environment and a place to learn. "Students are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors and succeed academically when they feel connected to school." (CDC)