In this introduction to the special series, we examine the emotional and behavioral difficulties of youth of color from a dynamic developmental ecological systems perspective. Building on the concepts of the child-in-context, correlated constraints, systemic oppression, and the malleability of maladaptive patterns, we argue that current research approaches and intervention frameworks (e.g., Multitiered Systems of Support, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support) are centered on the experiences and circumstances of youth from majority backgrounds. This creates a context in which the emotional and behavioral difficulties of youth of color reflect a continuum of services casualty in which routine daily supports, interventions, and services are not aligned with their developmental needs and their corresponding pathways to success. There is a need to establish a targeted-universalism approach in which interventions and supports are centered on the daily functioning and adaptation of underrepresented groups. We discuss how a tiered system of adaptive supports may be designed and implemented to address this need.

在这个特别系列的介绍中，我们从动态发展生态系统的角度研究有色人种青年的情绪和行为困难。基于儿童情境、相关约束、系统性压迫和适应不良模式的延展性的概念，我们认为当前的研究方法和干预框架（例如，多层次支持系统、积极行为干预和支持）是集中在来自多数背景的青年的经历和情况。这创造了一种背景，在这种背景下，有色人种青年的情绪和行为困难反映了服务人员伤亡的连续性其中日常支持、干预和服务与他们的发展需求和相应的成功途径不一致。有必要建立一种有针对性的普遍主义方法，其中干预和支持以代表性不足群体的日常运作和适应为中心。我们讨论了如何设计和实施分层的自适应支持系统来满足这一需求。