Rozie-Battle Judith L
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, USA.
J Health Soc Policy. 2002;15(2):13-23. doi: 10.1300/J045v15n02_02.
The concept of positive youth development has been discussed and implemented for over ten years. The more recent emphasis on the connection between community and youth development is as important to the African American community in general as it is to African American youth. Opportunities to experience responsibility and involvement in their community, under the guidance of supportive adults, provide youth the chance of success for themselves and, ultimately, their communities.
