User:Tatej

Introduction
I am a senior Sociology student at Drake University working on The Global Youth Studies project. I am interested on creating a topic for youth coping mechanisms. I intend to pursue a career as a play therapist for young children. So, the idea for this topic was not a far stretch. Some articles that may be beneficial to my topic include: Acting out, Psychological resilience and Early childhood stress and neurobiological effects. I'm sure there are other useful articles, but those three seem to be a great place to start.

Research Plan
Originally, I wanted to do my topic on coping mechanisms in youth. However, while searching Wikipedia for articles to edit, I didn't find an article that stuck out to me. As i searched for a new topic, I came across Runaway (dependent). It is a great topic to research, and I am sure there are plenty of resources to build on the theme. Fortunately for me, there is very little information on the Wikipedia page. This would be a great place to contribute and expand the on the current information.

The first step in researching this topic was searching Wikipedia to ensure there were no similar articles in the database. Once this was completed, i began to look for external sources through the Drake Library database. I quickly found some articles that would work well and provide me with a great deal of information.

In order to put my research topic in a global context, I will add on to the current information on North America, as well as add in at least one other country. I have yet to decide on the additional countries. However, by continuing my research on runaways, I will be able to assess which country would be the best addition to the page.