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Steps Toward Community-Level Resilience

Community Adoption of Science-Based Prevention Programming

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Arthur, M.W., Glaser, R.R., Hawkins, J.D. (2005). Steps Toward Community-Level Resilience. In: Peters, R.D., Leadbeater, B., McMahon, R.J. (eds) Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23824-7_11

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