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Keeping children from harm's way : how national policy affects psychological development / Annette U. Rickel, Evvie Becker.

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. Draw...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Rickel, Annette U., 1941- (Author), Becker, Evvie (Author)
Format:	Ebook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1997.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Adjustment disorders > Prevention Child development > United States Child welfare > United States Children with social disabilities > United States Children > Government policy > United States Life change events. Mental health services. Political planning Preventive health services. Problem children > United States Teenagers with social disabilities > United States Adolescent Behavior Child. Infant.
Online Access:	APA PsycBooks

Table of 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.

Keeping children from harm's way : how national policy affects psychological development / Annette U. Rickel, Evvie Becker.

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