Situating and Safeguarding Young People in the Caribbean

Talia R. Esnard is a sociologist and Senior Lecturer at The University of the West Indies St. Augustine with research interests in the areas of work, organisations and social justice.

• Preface - Talia R. Esnard Foreword by Hon. Justice Lisa Ramsumair-HindsSection I: Situating and Protecting our Young: Caribbean Contexts and Perspectives1.Introduction - Talia R. Esnard 2.Policy Frameworks for Youth Development in the Caribbean - Talia R. Esnard, Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts and Safia King Section II: Individual, Interpersonal and Institutional Vulnerabilities3.Youth Unemployment and Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean: A Guyana case study - Donna E. Danns and George Danns 4.Risk Factors for Youth Engagement in Crime in the Caribbean - Princess Bhagoutie, Randy Seepersad and Linda Mohammed5.‘Stop Cryin' Before Ah Give Yuh Something Tuh Cry About!’: A Socio-Historic Analysis of Parental Discipline in the Caribbean - Sarah Richards 6.The Social Construction of Young Women’s Body Image in Trinidad - Keisha C. SamlalSection III: Social and Psychological Trauma7.Understanding the Behavioural Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect - Christine Descartes and Felicia Frederick-Davis8.Communicative Sexualities and Silence among Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse - Marcus Kissoon 9.Understanding Male Adolescent Offending in Trinidad and Tobago: An Evidence-Based Approach - Mala Ramesar 10.Framing the Intersection of Trauma and Caregiving - Shanique Joseph Section IV: Physical, Mental and Behavioural risks11.Health Status and Inequality among the Young Adult Population in Trinidad and Tobago - Henry Bailey 12.Social Influences on Eating Practices among Young People in Trinidad and Tobago - Fareena M. Alladin 13.Cannabis Use and Risk of Psychosis among Young People in Trinidad - Joni-Lee Pow and Gerard Hutchinson Section V: Pathways for Situating and Safeguarding Young People14.Framing a Caribbean Youth Development Index: Critical Methodological and Data Insights - Godfrey St Bernard 15.Practice Perspectives on Youth Work and Policy in the Caribbean - Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts 16.Towards a Decolonial–Social Ecological Approach to Safeguarding Caribbean Youth - Talia R. Esnard

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