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Developing Self-Esteem in urban youth

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A group of Black, urban, teenage males from the Central Detroit catchment area were certified through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) Summer Youth Employment Program to participate in a Youth and Self-Esteem project. The project's objective was to expose the participants to older Black males who have made significant contributions to community. Through research and direct interviews, we hoped to identify the coping skills which enabled them to survive and excel and share these characteristics and strategies with the youth of today.

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  1. New Center Community Mental Health Services, Inc., Detroit, Michigan

    M. B. Susan Sells MA, MPH (Consultation and Education Specialist)

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Susan Sells, M.B. Developing Self-Esteem in urban youth. Community Ment Health J 20, 318–322 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00757081

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