Who Cares for the Children?: A Case Study of Policies and PracticesAllen W. Imershein, Mary K. Mathis, Aaron C. McNeece, C. Aaron McNeece Studying poor and at-risk children, the policies developed for them and the programs that serve them, Who Cares for the Children? asks how well human services respond to children's needs. |
Contents
Childrens Needs and State Practices Analysis of a National Problem | 1 |
Key Issues and Problems in Research on State Policymaking | 12 |
Children in Poverty and the Demographics of Children | 25 |
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood | 49 |
Juvenile Justice | 74 |
Foster Care and Child Protection Services | 101 |
Education | 122 |
Infant Mortality | 149 |
Prevention and Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers | 166 |
Child Health and Child Health Policy | 199 |
About the Authors | 219 |
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Who Cares for the Children?: A Case Study of Policies and Practices Allen W. Imershein,Mary K. Mathis,C. Aaron McNeece No preview available - 1995 |
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