Positive Youth Deveopment

ARCCADE focuses on promoting Positive Youth Development through preventive interventions, applied research, training, and consultation. We provide services and consultation to corporations, communities, schools, and families.
ARCCADE was founded by Psychologists Dr Brendan J Gomez & Dr Patricia Ang as the Asian Research Center for Child & Adolescent Development in 2006. It was set-up as an applied prevention research center.
ARCCADE was founded by Psychologists Dr Brendan J Gomez & Dr Patricia Ang as the Asian Research Center for Child & Adolescent Development in 2006. It was set-up as an applied prevention research center.
MissionARCCADE was set-up to:
Applied ResearchThrough research efforts, ARCCADE intends to provide:
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Our ConcernAlmost 46% of Malaysia’s 22 million population are below the age of 22.
Mental Health Problems 28% of Malaysian Children. 13% of young people between ages 5-15. Smoking 400,000 adolescents (or 16.7%) aged 18 and below in Malaysia are regular users. Bullying 80% of primary school students have been bullied and the majority occur in classroom. Sex, HIV & Drugs 1%-54% of youth between 10-24 are sexually active. 2% of 300,000 secondary school students surveyed have had sex, 9.4% was with prostitutes. 40% of 40,409 people in Malaysia confirmed to be infected with HIV are 13-25 years old. |