Webthe correlations between a low family socioeconomic status (ses) and adolescents’ poor academic outcomes have been widely documented. Weba social ecological understanding of resilience recognizes the important contributions of family and social networks, community services, and cultural influences. Webit is critically important to understand the impact teachers can have on troubled youth. Webfor example, warm, supportive parenting has been demonstrated to mitigate the impact of family financial difficulty on mental health difficulties in early and middle. Webthis article revisits the research behind the initial identification of the 120,000 troubled families and explores more widely the overlap between families with multiple social and.