This comprehensive text, written by experts in each topical area, provides research-based approaches designed for work with youth in the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood. Developmental in its orientation, the text moves from population definition and identification, to causal factors and issues most often identified with placing youth at risk, to a prevention-intervention paradigm specifically created for teens. Illustrative case studies and enlightening sidebars enhance reader self-awareness, promote self-study and skill development, and aid in the comprehension of the concepts and applications of chapter material. This book is organized into the following chapters: (1) Defining Youth at Risk (Douglas R. Gross and David Capuzzi); (2) Prevention: An Overview (David Capuzzi and Douglas R. Gross); (3) Resilience: Individual, Family, School, and Community Perspectives (Rolla E. Lewis); (4) The Impact of Dysfunctional Family Dynamics on Children and Adolescents (Cass Dykeman); (5) "Will I Ever Measure Up?" Problems of Self-Esteem (Mary H. Guindon and Jessica J. Lane); (6) Identifying and Preventing Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Marilyn J. Powell and Colleen R. Logan); (7) Stress and Trauma: Coping in Today's Society (Savitri V. Dixon-Saxon and J. Kelly Coker); (8) "Who Am I?" Unique Issues for Multiracial Youth (Laura R. Haddock and Jeannie Falkner); (9) The Secret and All-Consuming Obsessions: Eating Disorders (Tiffany C. Rush-Wilson, Meredith J. Drew, and Ann M. Ordway); (10) "I Don't Want to Live": The Adolescent at Risk for Suicidal Behavior (David Capuzzi and Douglas R. Gross); (11) A Future in Jeopardy: Sexuality Issues in Adolescence (Melinda Haley and Catherine M. Perusse); (12) I Am Somebody: Gang Membership (Adrian H. Huerta, Edwin Hernandez, and Joey Nuñez Estrada, Jr.); (13) "It Takes a Village": Advocating for Sexual Minority Youth (John F. Marszalek, III and Colleen R. Logan); (14) Death in the Classroom: Violence in Schools (Heather N. Paessler-Chesterton and Judy Green); (15) "Escaping Reality": Adolescent Substance Abuse (Matthew V. Glowiak); (16) Nowhere to Turn: The Young Face of Homelessness (Melissa A. Stormont and Rebecca B. McCathren); (17) "Do I Belong Here?" School Dropout (Tamara E. Davis and Sylinda G. Banks); and (18) A Nation at Risk: Bullying Among Children and Adolescents (Jennifer E. Beebe).