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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 234 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-217) and index. |
| Contents |
Parenting: a major commitment -- Risk factors in infancy and early childhood -- Traumatic experiences of childhood -- Adolescent risk factors and outcomes -- Intergenerational transmission of positive and negative development -- Implications for public policy -- Appendix: Children and the lawmaking process: reflection on the Congressional Fellowship Program. |
| Summary |
Today, large numbers of America's children, adolescents, and families are at unprecedented risk of social problems. Among these are lack of health care, violence, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and homelessness. Yet the public's interest in preventive programs is at an all-time low. Drawing on their behind-the-scenes experiences as Congressional Fellows, the authors of this book make a case for well-designed, economical prevention programs. They discuss: the 1990s era of social policy and its denial of families' needs today; genetic, pre- and perinatal, and environmental risk factors affecting children; model intervention programs, including the Preschool Mental Health Project; and special issues for adolescents and how positive and negative outcomes are transmitted across generations. It will be of interest to policy makers, mental health practitioners involved in family issues, and to all who care about children's well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Form |
Also issued in print. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Child welfare -- United States.
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Children with social disabilities -- United States.
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Child development -- United States.
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Children -- Government policy -- United States.
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| Local Subject |
Children with behavior problems -- United States.
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Problem children -- United States.
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Disabled Children -- United States.
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Teenagers with social disabilities -- United States.
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Adolescent -- United States.
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Child Development -- United States.
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Child Welfare -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Becker, Evvie.
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| Note |
Available from some providers with title: PsycBOOKS |
| Other Form: |
Original 1557984433 (DLC) 97020445 |
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