02973nam 2200613Ia 450 991079215540332120230126204553.00-7391-7670-61-283-73448-6(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 conditionsPoor childrenPovertyPoor childrenServices forChildrenSocial conditions.362.7/75690973Lamy Cynthia E(Cynthia Esposito),1960-1481130MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792155403321American children in chronic poverty3697991UNINA