We believe that children are vulnerable to stress of social changes as never before.  The support networks of the past, neighborhoods where parents and extended families watched, guided and raised their families are mostly gone. Stresses on parents, including economic, time, and social, affect their ability to provide the guidance and support critical to raising healthy, competent, productive adults. More and more frequently, children are presented with opportunities to engage in high-risk behaviors that have tragic, long-term consequences.