PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES - EXTERNALIZED BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS AND RISK BEHAVIOUR IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

The article deals with developmental factors of externalized behaviour disorders, epidemiological indicators of these phenomena in Croatia and in the world, as well as with prevention strategies of coping with externalized behaviour disorders and risk behaviour in children and adolescents double dagger violent behaviour, delinquency, alcohol and other psychoactive substance abuse and high-risk sexual behaviour. The phenomena have been chosen with regard to prevalence, incidence and severity of consequences for children, adolescents and the society. For every described disorder and risk behaviour in children and adolescents internationally accepted prevention guidelines for the design of effective prevention strategies, important for planning and implementing of scientifically based programmes in Croatia, are offered. The article also gives an overview of universal, selective and indicated prevention programmes of mentioned behaviour disorders and risk behaviour in children and adolescents, with an emphasis on scientifically based models of prevention practice.