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Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Poor and Vulnerable Children in Early Care and Education Programs
Download full textAzzi-Lessing, Lenette – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2010
Across the United States, policy makers and early childhood experts are focusing on implementing and evaluating a range of interventions designed to improve school readiness for young children living in poverty. This article provides an overview of the various factors that threaten optimal development of young children living in poverty and that…
Descriptors: Health Needs, School Readiness, Poverty, Mental Health
Peer reviewedJackson, Shirley A. – Journal of Negro Education, 1993
Reviews the following health issues related to the opportunity to learn for poor African-American and other minority children: (1) inadequate prenatal care; (2) malnutrition; (3) childhood diseases and illnesses; (4) unsafe environments and violence; (5) teenage sexual activity, pregnancy, and AIDS; (6) substance use and abuse; and (7) mental and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, Child Health, Disadvantaged Youth
Direct linkMorris, Rita I.; Strong, Linda – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
Qualitative research using the symbolic interactionism framework and grounded theory methodology was employed to discover the perceived health problems and dangers that homeless families with children endure. Data were collected using semistructured interviews from 34 homeless volunteer participants with 87 children. An in-depth analysis of the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Locus of Control, Housing Needs, Qualitative Research
Holmes, A. Baron – 2000
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of South Carolina's children. The statistical portrait is based on 41 indicators in the areas of demographics, family, economic status, health, readiness and early school performance, scholastic achievement, and adolescent risk behaviors. The indicators are: (1) population; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight
Holmes, A. Baron – 2001
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of South Carolina's children. The statistical portrait is based on 42 indicators in the areas of demographics, family, economic status, health, readiness and early school performance, scholastic achievement, and adolescent risk behaviors. The indicators are: (1) population; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight
South Carolina Kids Count, Columbia. – 2003
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of South Carolina's children. The statistical portrait is based on 44 indicators in the areas of demographics, family, economic status, health, readiness and early school performance, scholastic achievement, and adolescent risk behaviors. The indicators are: (1) population; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight
