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Here is the first book which highlights the unique resource of religion in the field of prevention. Until now, religious systems have been a largely undertapped resource of talent, energy, care, and physical and financial assets. Religion and Prevention in Mental Health is a significant new volume that lays a general foundation for preventive work in the religious area. It presents a number of reasons for examining religion as a source for aiding prevention and well-being. The authors dispute the popular notion of religion as damaging to mental health, as well as the idea that religious affili

This edited volume combines a focus on understanding social settings as loci for empowering intervention with a focus on understanding and giving voice to citizens. It illuminates advances in theory and method relevant to changing a broad spectrum of social settings from a strengths-based perspective

Research on the highest-achieving members of a population can be instructive in assisting those who are less successful. The authors present findings from a study of 29 fathers of academically successful African American males, an untapped area of study, to illustrate how such findings can be used to guide interventions. Six parenting practices were observed among the fathers, most notable of which were their strong identity as a Black male and the support they received from the broader community. Implications for practice and research are suggested.

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Empowering Settings and Voices for Social Change: An Introduction -- Part I. Empowering Settings -- 2. Changing Social Settings: A Framework for Action -- 3. Empowering Community Settings: Theory, Research, and Action -- 4. Pursuing Paradox: The Role of Adults in Creating Empowering Settings for Youth -- 5. Settings and Empowerment -- Part II. Giving Voice -- 6. Voices from the Ground Up: The Use of Narrative in Understanding Recovery from Serious Mental Illness -- 7. "I Came to Tell You of My Life": Narrative Expositions of "Mental Health" in an American Indian Community -- 8. Tales of Terror from Juvenile Justice and Education -- 9. The Neglected Role of Community Narratives in Culturally Anchored Prevention and Public Policy -- 10. On Voice: Difference, Power, Change -- Part III. Retrospect and Prospect -- 11. Contradictions and Consistencies: Rappaport's Contributions to Community Psychology -- 12. Searching for OZ: Empowerment, Crossing Boundaries, and Telling Our Story -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.