how can we prevent radicalization

READER'S EDITORIAL: HOW CAN WE PREVENT RADICALIZATION?

 

By Patricia Bennett

January 14, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)--The headlines make our hearts ache and our minds race. What can we do?

Alienated youth are joining radical groups for meaning and identity in the face of social instability and lack of opportunity. When their sense of self is not developed because they lack attention and understanding from stressed parents, they are even more vulnerable. Parents struggle increasingly to spend time with their kids when they must work extra hours and jobs at low wages to barely meet expenses. Such stress can also lead to addictive escapes, abuse, and ruptured marriages, leaving kids without the kind of emotional support they need.


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