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dc.contributor.authorGreen, Rachael
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, P.
dc.contributor.authorBruun, A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T22:05:54Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T22:05:54Z
dc.date.created2017-02-24T00:09:07Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationGreen, R. and Mitchell, P. and Bruun, A. 2013. Bonds and bridges: perspectives of service-engaged young people on the value of relationships in addressing alcohol and other drug issues. Journal of Youth Studies. 16 (4): pp. 421-440.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49565
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13676261.2012.718433
dc.description.abstract

This study draws on the qualitative data with 42 currently engaged clients of anAustralian youth alcohol and other drug (AOD) service. We explore youngpeople’s perspective on the function of relationships in relation to the aetiologyand resolution of their significant issues. Three relationship types are central:those with family, peers and youth service providers. Young people perceived thatfamily and peer relationships were strongly implicated in their difficulties withAOD use, offending behaviour and emotional well-being. This is consistent with astrong evidence base for the effectiveness of family and social network focusedinterventions. The construct of social capital and its central metaphor of‘bonding’ and ‘bridging’ offers a useful schema for conceptualising the functionof the therapeutic relationship in strengthening young people’s natural socialrelationships and assisting them to form new connections that may offer and newresources and opportunities consistent with their goals.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.subjectsocial capital
dc.subjectyouth service provision
dc.subjecttherapeutic relationship
dc.subjectproblematic drug use
dc.subjectpsychosocial outcomes
dc.subjectqualitative
dc.titleBonds and bridges: perspectives of service-engaged young people on the value of relationships in addressing alcohol and other drug issues
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume16
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage421
dcterms.source.endPage440
dcterms.source.issn1367-6261
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Youth Studies
curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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