TY  - JOUR
T1  - PRotecting families from harm
AU  - Brent DA
Y1  - 2010/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.168
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 976
EP  - 977
VL  - 164
IS  - 10
N2  - 
One of the great appeals of pediatrics and related professions is the opportunity to do something that can make a lasting difference in the life of a child. The article by Sandler and colleagues1 on a preventive intervention for bereaved families in this issue of the Archives offers such an opportunity. Classic articles like “Protecting Adolescents from Harm”2 demonstrate, in cross-sectional analyses, that a strong connection between parent and child is protective against a wide range of health-risk behaviors. Because they are experimental and longitudinal, the findings of Sandler and colleagues clearly demonstrate that strengthening families and children can have long-lasting effects on both parental and child mental health and functioning.

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.168
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.168
ER  -