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Publisher: The Change Collective
Publication Date: 2017
Natural supports are relationships and associations informally and locally developed and include family, friends, neighbours, coaches, teammates, and others who comprise our social networks.
Research clearly shows the connection between positive natural supports and healthy youth development. Natural supports play a critical role in promoting youth resiliency, social integration, and positive development. They also contribute to a youth’s recover...
Organization: The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and the International Institute for Child Rights and Development
Publication Date: 2010
Builds on the concepts outlined in A Developmental Evaluation Primer by articulating some of the key practices associated with this work. These practices were identified and developed through a three-year multi-site case study involving developmental evaluators (DEs) at six sites across the country.