Frequently, efforts to address the mental health needs of children overlook the care environment of the child?be it their family, community or culture. In "Child Well-Being in Low-Resource Countries: Families, Communities and Opportunities Matter," Duke University Professor Kathryn Whetten presents evidence from the largest longitudinal multi-country study of orphaned and separated children, which supports the need for focusing intervention on the context in which the child lives, as much as on the individual needs of the child.
