THE ASSOCIATION OF POVERTY WITH CHILD WELFARE SERVICE AND CHILD AND FAMILY CLINICAL OUTCOMES

Autor: Alan W. Leschied, Debbie Chiodo, Dermot Hurley, Paul C. Whitehead
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Community, Work & Family. 9:29-46
ISSN: 1469-3615
1366-8803
DOI: 10.1080/13668800500420988
Popis: The influences of poverty, family status and violence in the lives of children and families seen at a large urban children's aid society are investigated. Rates of social assistance dependency of child welfare families in 1995 and 2001 are compared. While the rate of poverty of child welfare families is stable across the two time periods, the ability of families to cope with poverty has dramatically changed, with the percentage of children from impoverished families being admitted into care nearly doubling across the six-year period. Violence as a mitigating factor in the relationship between poverty, the extent of child welfare service and child and family outcomes is also reported. Suggestions for enabling women who are caught in the complexity of choosing between physical safety and poverty are reported. Les influences de la pauvrete, de la position sociale de la famille et de la violence sur la vie des enfants et des familles vues a une grande societe urbaine d'aide a l'enfance sont examinees. Les tau...
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