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Keeping children from harm's way : how national policy affects psychological development / Annette U. Rickel, Evvie Becker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rickel, Annette U., 1941- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children with social disabilities--United States.
- Children with social disabilities.
- Children--Government policy.
- Children.
- Teenagers with social disabilities.
- United States.
- Teenagers with social disabilities--United States.
- Problem children--United States.
- Problem children.
- Child development--United States.
- Child development.
- Child welfare--United States.
- Child welfare.
- Children--Government policy--United States.
- Disabled Children.
- Child Development.
- Adolescent.
- Child Welfare.
- Medical Subjects:
- Disabled Children.
- United States.
- Child Development.
- Adolescent.
- Child Welfare.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- APA PsycBOOKS.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1997.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- 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)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-217) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1997. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1997 dcunns.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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