Resilience-Based Intervention to Promote Mental and Behavioral Health in Children

Yanping Jiang; Sayward E Harrison; Xiaoming Li

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2022.04.009

Resilience-Based Intervention to Promote Mental and Behavioral Health in Children

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2022 Aug;69(4):795-805. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.04.009.

Authors

Yanping Jiang¹, Sayward E Harrison², Xiaoming Li³

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. Electronic address: yanping.jiang@ifh.rutgers.edu.
² Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; South Carolina SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
³ South Carolina SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; Department of Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

PMID: 35934500
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.04.009

Abstract

The resilience framework offers a powerful tool to study how individuals respond to adversity. Intervention efforts building on 40 years of resilience research show promise in promoting mental and behavioral health of children in the context of adversity. This paper provides an overview of resilience and resilience-based interventions on mental and behavioral health in children. The importance of understanding resilience through the lens of the socioecological systems theory is highlighted, and the potential benefit of multilevel interventions in promoting mental and behavioral health is discussed.

Keywords: Behavioral health; Intervention; Mental health; Resilience.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Psychiatry*
Resilience, Psychological*