03006nam 2200625Ia 450 991046562650332120200520144314.00-7391-7670-61-283-73448-6(CKB)2560000000151638(EBL)1053883(OCoLC)854969365(SSID)ssj0000755010(PQKBManifestationID)12318022(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755010(PQKBWorkID)10730139(PQKB)10648742(MiAaPQ)EBC1053883(Au-PeEL)EBL1053883(CaPaEBR)ebr10624625(CaONFJC)MIL404698(EXLCZ)99256000000015163820120925d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican children in chronic poverty[electronic resource] complex risks, benefit-cost analyses, and untangling the knot /Cynthia E. LamyLanham, Md. Lexingtonc20131 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-7669-2 0-7391-9276-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Premises of the Discussion; 1: Risk; Chapter Two: How Risk Works; Chapter Three: Risk and Families; Chapter Four: Schools and Risk; 2: Interventions: What Works?; Chapter Five: While They Are Still Young; Chapter Six: When They Are Older; Chapter Seven: Supports for Families; 3: Policies and Recommendations for Ending Poverty as We Know It; Chapter Eight: Policies and Recommendations; Chapter Nine: Ending Chronic Poverty; Conclusion; Index; About the Author<span><span><span>A growing body of research informs us that an effective, efficient fight against chronic American poverty, producing benefits far exceeding costs, is possible. It begins by protecting children from developmental risks. This book describes those risks, along with the programs and policies we know protect children and families. A policy framework for the pursuit of an intrepid new goal - the purposeful protection of America's most vulnerable children on a large scale - would end chronic poverty as we know it.</span></span></span>Poor childrenUnited StatesPovertyUnited StatesPoor childrenServices forUnited StatesChildrenUnited StatesSocial conditionsElectronic books.Poor childrenPovertyPoor childrenServices forChildrenSocial conditions.362.7/75690973Lamy Cynthia E(Cynthia Esposito),1960-950937MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465626503321American children in chronic poverty2149889UNINA