Risk and Protective Factors for Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Across the Lifecycle

SAMHSA document on shared risk and protective factors for mental, emotional and behavioral disorders derived from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine’s 2009 “Preventing mental, emotional and behavioral disorders among young people: Progress and Possibilities.” This matrix describes the shared risk or protective factors across developmental stages and for multiple behavioral health disorders or conditions.

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