Šiandien viena aktualiausių Lietuvos problemų yra socialinės rizikos grupės asmenų atsiradimas. Lietuvai atgavus nepriklausomybę, atsirado daug socialinių, ekonominių sunkumų, dėl kurių daug mūsų šalies gyventojų pateko į socialinės rizikos grupę. Šioje grupėje atsidūrė daug šeimų, auginančių mokyklinio amžiaus nepilnamečius vaikus. Yra manoma, kad mokykloje, būtent šių šeimų vaikai dažniausiai patenka į socialinės rizikos grupes. Mokykloje, rizikos grupės vaikai- tai viena aktualiausių temų. Vis daugiau ir daugiau vaikų praleidinėja pamokas, tarp jų atsiranda vis daugiau pažeidžiančių mokyklos tvarką, tokie vaikai automatiškai patenka į rizikos grupę. Taip pat vis dažniau ir dažniau kalbama apie jaunėjanti alkoholizmo amžių, atsiranda vis daugiau ir daugiau vaikų vartojančių psichotropines medžiagas, nusikalstančių vaikų skaičius daugėja ir jaunėja, bet kol kas šioje srityje matomų poslinkių į gerąją pusę beveik nėra, o juk vaikų ir jaunimo nusikalstamumas, anot G.Sakalausko(2000) jau seniai tiek Lietuvoje, tiek ir visame pasaulyje yra opi diskusijų tema. / Nowadays one of the most important problems of Lithuania is the appearance of social high- risk groups. After the restoration of independence in Lithuania a lot of economic difficulties arose because of which the inhabitants of Lithuania got info social high- risk groups. In these groups there young and schoolagechildren. Especially children from such families are likely to get into a school social high- risk group. This is one of the main problem in Lithuanian schools. More and more schoolchildren play truant from the lessons, get abused of drugs and alcohol, commit crimes. All these children become school high- risk group. Furthermore, observing such children and their families, it because clear that even ate pre school period they lack love, attention, care and respect. When they come to school they try to get all they need from the surrounding the people in all possible ways. As a result, a lot of problems appear as one teacher can pay enough attention to every individual. Such specialists as a social teacher and psychologist most often work with such children at school. Their work primarily is based in individual or personal consultations with children. Sometimes the community is also involved into the social work. These are the police, the Children’s Rights Protection Service and day canters. The main peculiarity in the organization of the social work is to pay to such children as much attention as possible, surround them with care and kidness which are their basic... [to full text] / На сегодняшний день одна из наиболее важгых проблем Литвы- это появление групп социального риска. После восстановления независимости в Литве появилось иного экономических проблем и многие жители Литвы попали в группы социального риска.В это число попало много семей, воспитывающих малолетних детей. Дети группы социального риска- это одна из наиболее важгых проблем школ Литвы.

The primary objective of this research was to explore the impact of possible social factors on non-institutionalized adults 18 years of age or older residing in the United States who exhibited severe mental illness (SMI). A holistic sociological model was developed to explain SMI by incorporating elements of social learning theory, social disorganization theory, and gender socialization theory with social demographic factors. Based on the holistic sociological model, the following factors were investigated: demographic aspects of age, education, income and gender; gender socialization; influence of neighborhood area; social network influence based on communication and interaction among peers and family members; and socially deviant behaviors such as frequently smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and using drugs specifically marijuana. The impact of these factors on SMI was examined. A sample of 206 respondents drawn from National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 was assessed. These respondents had answered all the questions related to SMI; social deviant behaviors; neighborhood environment; and communications among peers, family members and friends; and the other studied factors. Ordinary linear regression with interaction terms was employed as a statistical tool to assess the impact of social determinants on SMI. Being female, living a disorganized neighborhood, and frequent and high levels of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol had a significant influence on SMI. This reevaluation and reexamination of the role of gender socialization path, socially deviant behaviors like smoking and drinking, and community construction on SMI provided additional insights. This research is one of the first to develop a more holistic sociological model on SMI and explored the previously untested interactive relationships. The limitations of this study suggest the need to test a potential recursive research model and explore additional bi-directional associations.