Fostering resilience in children at risk through a cultural therapy intervention in Kingston, Jamaica

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2009;20(4 Suppl):31-5. doi: 10.1353/hpu.0.0208.

Abstract

This report explores an initiative in Kingston, Jamaica to foster resilience in children in an inner-city community plagued by violence and other social problems. This initiative was undertaken by CARIMENSA, the Caribbean Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Child
  • Child Behavior / psychology
  • Cities
  • Culture*
  • Educational Status
  • Humans
  • Jamaica
  • Personality Development*
  • Poverty
  • Psychology, Child*
  • Psychotherapy / methods*
  • Risk Factors
  • School Health Services*
  • Social Environment
  • Social Problems
  • Violence