title: [Personal and collective mechanisms for protecting and enhancing the quality of life during childhood and adolescence].
abstract: Based on recent literature, this paper presents individual and collective strategies for protecting and promoting the quality of life during childhood and adolescence. Addressing the core principles of an all-round protection policy aligned with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Children's and Adolescents' Statute, it also encompasses practical aspects of professional approaches to children and adolescents in terms of ethics and confidentiality. Additionally, it discusses the determining factors that shape the development of individual and collective resilience, on scientific and theoretical bases, in addition to risk factors, health protection and the cognitive and psychosocial development of this segment of the population.The roles played by adults are stressed as protection factors in the macro and micro environments, especially the roles assigned to family members and other adults in the social surroundings such as healthcare practitioners those engaged with education, social welfare and mental health. The important role played by Social Networks is stressed, as a key strategy for implementing inter-disciplinary and trans-sector practices designed to enhance well-being and quality of life throughout the entire community.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Departamento de Saúde, Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas na Infância e Adolescência, UEFS, Feira de Santana, BA. costamco@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Conceição O
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bigras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D004989:Ethics; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support