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Harris, Lorwen Connie – 1988
The environment in which Texas children grow up is crucial to their future and to the future of the state. Almost 500,000 Texas families were poor in 1985. Poverty sets the stage for numerous childhood maladies: infant mortality, health problems, child abuse, learning disabilities, malnutrition, and mental health problems. As poor children grow up…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Economically Disadvantaged
