Foundational theoretical model of research within the ACPU:

[1] Risk and[2] resilience factors need to be determined at the levels of

[a] clinical phenomena (symptoms and signs),

[b] biological measures and

[c] environmental measures

The above risk and resilience factors need to be studied within and across specific developmental stages to determine whether they are stage-specific or stage-independent.  That is, a risk factor at one developmental stage may be a resilience factor at another.

Level of inquiry

NOTE FOR INFORMATION CONTAINED BELOW: These clinical, biological and environmental phenomena need to be assessed as risk or resilience factors at different developmental stages.