Children are at risk for school failure as a result of such factors as low academic achievement, poor school attendance, low self-esteem, and abuse and neglect. Child welfare and substance abuse professionals have incorporated the concepts of resilience and protective factors into their work with children and their families. Knowledge of the characteristics of resilience and the protective factors schools can use to increase the success of at-risk students enable school personnel to meet the needs of these students more effectively. In this article we discuss examples of protective factors in the school and classroom.
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