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Child Poverty and its Consequences
This paper looks at trends in child poverty and the impact family poverty has on children's outcomes and on the liklihood of future disadvantage.
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Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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March 01, 1999
The Effect of Parent's Employment on Outcomes for Children
This paper studies parental employment, and the impact it has on children due to the resulting decrease in parental time.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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March 01, 2001
Associations between Participation in the National School Lunch Program, Food Insecurity, and Child Well-Being
This study finds that food insecurity affects children's behaviour but does not affect their cognitive development or health.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 01, 2001
Eradicating Child Poverty in Britain: Welfare Reform and Children since 1997
Child poverty has become a social concern in Great Britain due to the growth of single-parent homes, earning inequalities, and unemployment.
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Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Institute For Fiscal Studies
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May 03, 2001
Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and other national data sources, this report assesses Saskatoon children’s outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors and discerns how to improve the impact of these factors.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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November 01, 2002
The Effect of Marriage on Child Poverty
This paper examines the economic outcomes of single-parent families and the growing levels of child poverty over the last several decades.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Heritage Foundation
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April 15, 2002
Low-Wage Maternal Employment and Outcomes for Children: A Study
This article reveals the results of national study to determine how children are affected by policies which put mothers who are on welfare into the workforce.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1997
Financial Impact of Divorce on Children and their Families
This article looks at the economic impact of divorce on families and finds that most women and children have to deal with considerable financial declines post- divorce.
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Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Health Care Services for Children and Adolescents
This article identifies health risks to children and adolescents, particularily those with disabilities or chronic illnesses, and those living in poverty.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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Winter 1992
Reducing Health Disparities Among Children
This article discusses the benefits and limitations of health insurance for children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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2003
Reforms and Child Development
This article looks at the effects of welfare programs on children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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2002
Leveling the Playing Field: Supporting Immigrant Children from Birth to Eight
This article discusses the importance of early childhood access to health and educational services for future life prospects, and highlights the lower levels of participation and access among immigrant families.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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Summer 2004
Genetic Differences and School Readiness
This article explores the possiblility of a genetic explanation for differences in school readiness between white and black children.
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Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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Spring 2005
Can Family Socioeconomic Resources Account for Racial and Ethnic Test Score Gaps?
This article examines the potential link between socioeconomic disparity and racial/ethnic gaps in school readiness among American preschoolers.
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Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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Spring 2005
Aboriginal education in Quebec: A benchmarking exercise
This article looks at what can be done to address the high drop-out rate among Aboriginal high-school students in Quebec.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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C.D. Howe Institute
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April 2011
How Children Fare in Welfare Experiments Appears to Hinge on Income
This paper examines the impact of various welfare-to-work programs on children's emotional, behavioural, and educational outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Children’s Defense Fund
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August 22, 2001
Does Household Food Security Affect Cognitive and Social Development of Kindergartners?
This paper demonstrates that food insecurity does not affect the academic performance of kindergarten students but does affect their emotional and social development and functioning.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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November 01, 2003
Honouring our Promises: Meeting the Challenge to End Child and Family Poverty
This report demonstrates that although rates of child poverty in Canada are declining, many children are still growing up poor.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Campaign 2000
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2003
Child Poverty Persists: Time to Invest in Children and Families
This paper describes the continuing problem of child poverty in Ontario and makes recommendations that would eliminate child poverty, and ensure that all children have access to adequate resources and opportunities for success.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Campaign 2000
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2003
Family Security in Insecure Times: Tackling Canada's Social Deficit
This paper calls for the implementation of a comprehensive child benefit, national housing plan, and affordable child care to address the continuing problem of child poverty in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Campaign 2000
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November 01, 2001
The Absence of Father: Effects on Children's Development and Family Functioning
This paper investigates the effects of single parenthood on children’s social and cognitive development, academic achievement, and overall welfare.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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August 01, 1995
A Report From Canada's 'Gender War Zone': Reforming The Child-Related Provisions of the Divorce Act
This study looks at ways to refocus the litigation process more on children's wellbeing without overlooking concerns about spousal abuse and its effects on children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Journal of Family Law
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August 25, 1999
Poverty and Brain Development in Early Childhood
This paper demonstrates that poor children are at greater risk for improper brain development due to factors such as malnutrition, parental substance abuse, maternal depression, and poor quality care.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The National Center for Children in Poverty
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June 01, 1999
Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Early Parental Employment on Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
This study looked at the impact of early parental employment, particularly maternal employment, on children's developmental outcomes and found that the effects were quite small.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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American Psychological Association
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March 01, 1999
Welfare Reform, Fertility, and Father Involvement
This article examines the unique role that fathers play in their children's lives, and demonstrates that public policies have considerable influence on childbearing patterns and a father's involvement with his children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Future of Children
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2002
The Consequences of Child Maltreatment: A Reference Guide for Health Practitioners
This document discusses the problem of child maltreatment and the factors influencing it, such as family characteristics, the economic and living conditions, and the level of community support available.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Health Canada
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1998
Lost Presence and Presents: How Parental Death Affects Children
This paper examines the effects of parental death on investments in children’s health and education.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Princeton University
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October 01, 2003
Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Focus on the Family (Canada)
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June 01, 2002
Maternal Employment, Family Processes, and Early Adjustment for Children Living in Poverty
This paper explores the effect of maternal employment on young children's development in low-income families.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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December 2003
Effects of neighbourhood income on reported body mass index: an eight year longitudinal study of Canadian children
This study uses data from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to examine the influence of neighbourhood economic characteristics on the Body Mass Index of children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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BioMed Central
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January 14, 2008
The Dynamics of Child Care Subsidy Use: A Collaborative Study of Five States
This paper looks at patterns of child care subsidy use in terms of the nature of the users, the services received by users, the length of use, and the type of arrangements made while using the subsidy.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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July 01, 2002
Alberta's Children: Issues, Programs and Restructuring
This paper discusses child poverty levels in Alberta and evaluates the child tax, welfare, and protection services that the government has adopted to help low-income families.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canada West Foundation
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September 8, 1997
Does Policy Affect Outcomes for Young Children? An Analysis with International Microdata
This paper examines the hypothesis that outcomes for children are impacted by micro-level socioeconomic conditions, social context, and social policy.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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August 01, 1999
Trajectories of Socioeconomic Status Across Children's Lifetime Predict Health
This study found an association between family income and children's health.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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August 2007
Do Children from Welfare Families Obtain Less Education?
This paper presents evidence that children whose parents rely on welfare have significantly lower levels of educational attainment as adults.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 01, 2000
Children At Risk: State Trends 1990-2000
This comprehensive report provides a state-by-state analysis of changes in child well-being from 1990-2000.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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August 01, 2002
Are Public Housing Projects Good For Kids?
This paper finds that public housing projects have a positive effect on housing quality and children's educational attainment.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 1999
California's Young Children: Demographic, Social, and Economic Conditions
This paper examines the welfare of California's children and assesses the social, economic, and family factors which are having an impact on their well-being.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Public Policy Institute of California
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November 01, 2002
Is History Destiny? Resources, Transitions and Child Education Attainments in Canada
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report examines how a person’s past history (resources, transitions, attainments) affects their future outcomes, and the role policy interventions can play in order to improve these outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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December 01, 2002
Trailing the Class: Sole Parent Families and Educational Disadvantage
This paper explores the relationship between lower levels of academic achievement and family structure.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Centre for Independent Studies
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June 26, 2000
Universal Preschool: Much to Gain but Who Will Pay?
This paper discusses the benefits of preschool education for children's developmental outcomes, reviews the current preschool situation in the United States, and focuses on possibilities for financing a state-funded pre-kindergarten.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 2003
Neighbourhood Influences on Children's School Readiness
This study looks at the ways in which neighbourhood characteristics influence toddlers' and preschoolers' readiness to learn.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Readiness to Learn at School
This article looks at studies of children's readiness to learn.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Isuma
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Autumn 2000
Promoting Resilience: Helping Young Children and Parents Affected by Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Depression in the Context of Welfare Reform
This paper explores how unemployed parents are impacted by domestic violence, substance abuse, and/or mental illness on young children in the home.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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February 2000
Lessons of United States Welfare Reforms for Australian Social Policy
This paper reviews the impact that the United States welfare reforms have had on employment rates, income, maternal mental and physical health, and the well-being of children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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November 2002
Universal Programs and Unintended Divisions: A Case Study of After-School Program Legislation
This paper discusses the shortcomings of a California initiative that provided funding for 'universal' after-school programs.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2001
Enhancing Participation by Aboriginal Families in Early Childhood Services: Case Study
This report outlines strategies to increase the usage of early childhood services by Aboriginal families in Australia.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Healthy Childhood Research Group
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2003
What Does Government Spend on Children: Evidence from Five Cities
This report provides information about government spending on services for children in five economically disadvantaged cities.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Brookings Institution
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March 01, 2004
The Impacts of Non-Parental Care on Child Development
This report examines the impact of increasing use of non-parental care.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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August 1999
Investing in Quality Child Care: An Agenda for Action on Child Poverty
This paper focuses on child poverty in Ontario, and assesses the strategies undertaken by the government in tackling child poverty.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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2003
Making Ends Meet: Six Programs that Help Working Families and Employers
This paper reviews six programs intended to support working families: the Earned Income Tax Credit, food stamps, child care, health care, child support, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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June 01, 2002
A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A New Look at Data from National Surveys
This paper provides data and research relating to parenting and child development, such as maternal age and education, single and dual income families, employment, parental separation, marriage, infant mortality, child care, and child behaviour/outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada, Healthy Child Manitoba: Putting Children and Families First
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September 01, 2003
Will Extending Medicaid to Two-Parent Families Encourage Marriage?
This paper hypothesizes that the restriction of Medicaid to single-parent families acts as a disincentive to marry and that changes in the marriage rate would occur if this restriction was removed .
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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January 01, 1997
Economic Resources and Children’s Health and Success at School: An Analysis Using the NLSCY
This paper considers the influence economic resources have on children's outcomes, and what role health and educational development should play in the 'longer-term' success of the child.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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September 01, 2000
A Follow-up Study of Child Hunger in Canada
This is an analysis of child hunger data from the 1996 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, and looks at the statistics of and factors associated with child hunger ...
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources and Skills Development of Canada
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2001
Growing up in North America: Child Well-Being in Canada, the United States, and Mexico
This analysis of child well-being seeks to determine how local, national and tri-national factors influence children growing up in North America.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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May 5, 2006
The Progress Of Canada's Children and Youth
This report covers a broad range of childhood indicators in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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April 2006
An Overview of the Risks and Protectors for Children of Separation and Divorce
This paper reviews the research on family conflict, focusing on the effect of divorce and parental conflict on children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Department of Justice Canada
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2002
Children's Perspectives on the Meaning of Money in Postdivorce Families
This paper explores the way in which divorce affects children's understanding of the meaning and importance of money, and thier perception of the relationship between money, time, and love.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Center for Working Families
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July 01, 2001
The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty
This report examines two questions: 1) Is marriage effective in reducing child poverty? and 2) What is the comparative effect of marriage and maternal education in combating child poverty? ...
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Heritage Foundation
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August 02, 2002
Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Heritage Foundation
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September 27, 2000
Income and the Outcomes of Children
This paper examines the relationship between family income and outcomes for children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Statistics Canada
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May 2006
Maternal Employment, Migration, and Child Development
This article evaluates the roles and relationships between parental and school influences on child development.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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November 2003
Food Security and Hunger in Poor, Mother-Headed Families in Four U.S. Cities
This report provides the results of a study which examined food insecurity in welfare-dependent and formerly welfare-dependent mother-headed households in economically disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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MDRC
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May 2000
Children Living Without
This report presents statistics pertaining to child poverty in Ireland, provides case studies of children living in poverty, and offers recommendations for improving the economic well-being of poor Irish children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The National Children's Resource Centre
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2003
Food Hardships and Child Behavior Problems Among Low-Income Children
This paper examines the relationship between food shortages and childhood behaviour problems among younger (age 3-5) and older (age 6-12) children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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November 2004
How Welfare and Work Policies Affect Children: A Synthesis of Research
This document gives a detailed explanation and analyses of the effects welfare to work policies have on child well-being.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
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March 2001
Child Poverty in Canada: Recasting the Issue
This presentation goes beyond addressing the minimal survival needs of the child and focuses on how life chances can be equalized for all children alike.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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April 01, 1998
The High Cost of Child Care puts Quality Care out of Reach for Many Families
This paper studies the economics of child care and how the cost of such care can limit the productivity of low-income workers as well as the development of their children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Children's Defense Fund
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2000
Are the Kids All Right? Intergenerational Mobility and Child Well-being in Canada
This paper examines the influence of parental income on their children's future income.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 2001
Legal Services Commission Annual Report 2001/02
This paper discusses the Commission's concerns over the continuing rise in family and social welfare law costs, as well as its objectives to help families and children get quality legal services and access to justice.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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TSO (The Stationery Office)
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July 10, 2003
Living at the Edge: Low Income and the Dvelopment of America's Kindergartners
This report examines a study of kindergarteners and compares the development of low-income children with their more privileged peers.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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November 2003
Caring Prescriptions: Comprehensive Health Care Strategies for Young Children in Poverty
This report discusses the need for improved health care strategies for children living in poverty.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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January 1993
Housing Affordability: A Children's Issue
This paper examines the role that safe, stable and secure housing plays in the positive health and development of a child.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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March 01, 2001
Once We Knew How to Rescue Poor Kids
This paper focuses on the efforts of US Catholic charities in changing the culture of poor children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Manhattan Institute
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Autumn 1998
Child Poverty and Family Structure in Canada
This paper finds that, while smaller family sizes and delaying the age of first pregnancies has helped to offset child poverty levels, lone parenthood has significantly increased child poverty rates over the last several years.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Population Studies Center
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May 2001
Family Income and Child Well Being
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey on Youth, this paper examines the occurences of child poverty in Canada and focuses on two questions 1) What if producing healthy children was the main objective of anti-poverty efforts? and 2) What should governments-and other partners- be doing to foster healthy child development?
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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ISUMA
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Autumn 2000
Children's Access to Computers in the Home and at School in 1999 and 2000
This report examines access to and use of computers in schools, homes, and classrooms by children in kindergarten and grade one.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Education Statistics
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March 2003
The Social Context of Education
This paper examines of effect of factors such as family structure, family income, English language proficiency, and parental education on students' educational access and achievement.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Education Statistics
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July 1997
The Effects of Time Use and Time Pressure on Parent-Child Relationships
This paper looks at how parent-child relationships have been affected by changes in the labour market, working arrangements, family structure, and division of labour over time.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Health Canada
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October 2000
Educational Performance Among School Students From Financially Disadvantaged Backgrounds
This paper examines data on the educational performance of children from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, and looks at how factors influencing socio-economic status affect a child's education.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Smith Family
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2001
The Public and Private Costs of Children in Australia
This paper discusses the cost of children to both Australian families and to the government.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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April 2000
Maternal Employment and Adolescent Risky Behavior
This paper seeks to determine a correlation between a working mother and the influence this might have on her child engaging in risky activities such as sex, smoking cigarettes and marijuana, and drinking alcohol.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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February 2003
Children and the Changing Labour Market: Joblessness in Families With Dependent Children
This report studies the extent to which unemployment has impacted Australian families with dependent children, and looks at differences in work distribution between genders and family structures.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Centre for Economic Policy Research
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August 1999
Child Poverty: A Review
This report reviews the definition and measurements of child poverty in Australia, as well as various causes, including single-parenthood and unemployment.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Social Policy Research Centre, Commonwealth of Australia
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2003
How Money Matters for Young Children's Development: Parental Investment and Family Processes
This article discusses the effect of family income on child development, achievement, and behaviour.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Child Development
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November 2002
Hardship Among Children of Immigrants: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families
This paper examines the extent of income, food, housing, and health care related hardship for immigrant families.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Institute
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February 2001
The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children II: What Has Changed Since 1996
This paper examines the allocation of federal, state, and local funds towards child welfare and protection services, and compares government spending in 1998 with that in 1996.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Institute
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February 2001
Poor Families in 2001: Parents Working Less and Children Continue to Lag Behind
This paper addresses the issue of economic hardship in low-income working families, and evaluates the effects of poverty on children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Child Trends
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May 2003
The Impact of Welfare Reform on Child Welfare and Child Protective Services: A Literature Review
This paper reviews curernt research on the impact of the 1996 welfare reform on child welfare and protective services in the US.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Child and Family Research Center
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2000
The "War on Poverty" after 40 Years: A Minskyan Assessment
This article discuss the efforts to battle poverty over the past 40 years.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Levy Economics Institute
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April 2004
Redesigning the Welfare Mix for Families: Policy Challenges
This paper addresses the need for changes to the welfare policies in response to deepening poverty, an ageing society, restructured labor markets, and a knowledge based economy.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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February 2003
Low Income (Poverty) Dynamics in Canada: Entry, Exit, Spell Durations and Total Time
Using the Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD), this paper attempts to understand “the nature of the hardship associated with the poverty experience” by examining whether poverty is a brief experience or a long-term experience.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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June 2000
The Role of Marriage in Youth Development
This paper discusses how the absence of parental marriage has a detrimental impact on youth's physical, psychological, and emotional health as well as their academic performance, rates of participation in risky behaviours, and economic well-being.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Institute for Youth Development
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November 2003
Social Mobility, Life Chances, and the Early Years
This paper examines British social policy in light of research highlighting factors that influence child development in the early years of life.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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November 2004
State Child Well-Being Rankings: Alternative Approaches
This report argues that traditional state rankings of child welfare in the United States is heavily determined by states' racial composition and provides an alternative to this system of ranking.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Family Research Laboratory
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May 2000
Youth Substance Use and Family Income
This report discusses the relationship between family income and substance abuse among youth.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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December 24, 2004
Young Children in Poverty: A Statistical Update
This report discusses statistical updates since the 1990 report Five Million Children: A Statistical Profile of Our Poorest Young Citizens.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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1994
Child Poverty in the States: Levels and Trends from 1979 to 1998
This research brief discusses child poverty estimates in the United States between 1979 and 1998.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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2000
Whither Poverty in Great Britain and the United States? The Determinants of Changing Poverty and Whether Work Will Work
This paper compares levels of poverty in Britain and the United States by examining poverty trends in recent decades.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
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August 2001
Recommendations for Canada's National Plan of Action for Children
This paper outlines actions that the government will have to take in order to accomplish its United Nations committment to "make the world fit for children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The National Children's Alliance
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June 27, 2003
The Economic Effects of Parental Absence
This paper explores the impact of single-parenthood and parental absence on a family's economic resources.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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May 27, 2003
Subsidizing Child Care for Low-Income Families Choices: A good bargain for Canadian Governments
The study’s main objective is to review the current child care subsidy system and highlight the main directions shaping its evolution.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Public Policy
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May 01, 1998
Defining and Re-Defining Poverty: A CCSD Perspective
This article focuses primarily on redefining what constitutes the poverty line.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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October 01, 2001
The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children III: What Factors Affect States' Fiscal Decisions
This paper examines the allocation of federal, state, and local funds towards child welfare and protection services.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Institute
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December 18, 2002
Children in Single-Parent Families Living in Poverty Have Fewer Supports After Welfare Reform
The authors argue that welfare reform has resulted in increased hardship for children in poor single-parent families as access to benefits, such as health insurance, cash assistance, and food stamps, has become much more difficult.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Women's Policy Research
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September 01, 2002
Children and Welfare Reform: Highlights from Recent Research
This paper reviews existing research on the indirect impact that welfare reform has on children when their parents are recipients.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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1996
How Welfare Reform Can Help or Hurt Children
This paper argues that although welfare policies are not aimed at children, they inevitably affect them as a child's well-being is dependent on the well-being of the parents.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The National Center for Children in Poverty
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1997
Welfare's Children
This paper examines rates of childbearing among women who are receiving welfare, and discusses the implications of this in terms of costs to the system.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 2000
The Overlooked Undercount: Children Missed in the Decennial Census
This paper provides evidence that almost two million children were not counted in the United States 1990 census, accounting for more than half of all people missed.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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November 01, 1999
How Welfare Harms Kids
This paper argues that welfare increases illegitimacy, discourages marriage, and perpetuates a cycle of dependency, resulting in negative and harmful outcomes for children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 05, 1996
Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2003
This paper updates past research on key indicators of poverty including health, education, income, housing, and employment, and discusses their effects on the well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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2003
Serving Children and Youth Through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant
This paper discusses the TANF program and how its funds can best be used to encourage and maintain stable, two-parent families, and improve child welfare, development, education, and care.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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NGA Centre for Best Practices
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January 21, 2000
Maternal Education and Fetal and Infant Mortality in Quebec
This article examines the relationship between maternal education and infant mortality in Quebec, and finds that the higher the education attained by mothers, the less likely they are to experience fetal or infant deaths.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 1998
Child Support and Children's Well-Being
This article looks at the economic disadvantages of children who live with only one biological parent, and focuses on issues pertaining to child custody and support.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars
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April 04, 2001
Growing Up Canadian – A Study of New Immigrant Children
This paper examines data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, focusing on familial factors that mediate the effect of poverty on children’s mental health outcomes (conduct disorder, hyperactivity, emotional disorder).
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
The Youth Divide: Diverging Paths to Adulthood
This study found that, despite increasing investment in education and training, inequality among young people in the United Kingdom continues to increase.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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2002
Food Insecurity in Canada, 1998- 1999
This study examines Canada’s food-insecure population in order to identify the food acquisition difficulties of these households, how many children are experiencing food insecurity, and to develop policy that will prevent and support these households.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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May 01, 2001
Children and Familial Economic Welfare: The Effect of Income on Child Development
The aim of this paper is to examine the economic welfare of a family, by examining the relationship between family income and child development.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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April 01, 2001
Changes in Children’s Well-Being and Family Environments
This brief paper examines child behavioural, educational, and financial outcomes and finds that child well-being and family stability have either remained the same or declined over the last several years.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Institute
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January 01, 2004
The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children: Understanding Federal, State, and Local Child Welfare Spending
This paper examines the allocation of federal, state, and local funds towards child welfare and protection services.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Institute
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January 01, 1999
The Role of Community Development Corporations in Promoting the Well-Being of Young Children
This report examines programs developed by community-based organizations in low-income neighbourhoods to assist the healthy development of families and children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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January 01, 2002
Family Background, Family Income, Maternal Work and Child Development
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this paper discusses family environment and child outcomes, and specifically the role maternal employment and the source of family income has on outcomes for children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Measuring social progress, starting with the well-being of Canada's children, youth and families
This presentation addresses how Canada measures its social progress and defines poverty.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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November 25, 1996
Children of Current and Former Welfare Recipients: Similarly at Risk
This study compares the school engagement, social behaviour, and health of children whose parents have left welfare to those whose parents have remained on welfare.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Child Trends
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March 01, 2002
Earnings Dynamics in Canada: A Dynamic Analysis of Low Market Incomes (Market Poverty) of Families With Children, 1982-1993
This paper analyzes incomes by family types – two-parent, mother-only, and father-only families – in order to develop research on earnings and income dynamics within Canadian families with children
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Human Resources Development Canada
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July 01, 1997
Assessing Family Policy in Canada: A New Deal for Families and Children
This research paper analyzes Canadian family policy, focusing on how current family policy affects public support of Canadian families ...
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Institute for Research on Public Policy
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June 01, 2003
Family Relationships as Sources of Stress and Support: Making the Connection Between Work and Family Experiences
This chapter, from an online book, looks at how parental experiences in occupational life shape family life and children’s outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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CMHS/ Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program
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June 01, 2003
Accounting for Kids: The Financial Structure and Fiscal Health of Nonprofit Child and Youth Providers in the D.C. Metropolitan Region
This paper discusses the fiscal stress experienced by youth and child nonprofit organizations between 1998 and 2000.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
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May 01, 2004
The Key to Tackling Child Poverty: Income Support for Immediate Needs and Assets for Their Future
While this article discusses child poverty, it also looks at low-income families and their struggles, namely, the difficulty parents face in raising children of their own with inadequate resources, assets and support.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Caledon Institute of Social Policy
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March 01, 2004
Learning and Evaluation for Poverty Reduction
This paper explores the role of the community in reducing poverty through learning and education programs.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Caledon Institute of Social Policy
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March 01, 2004
Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2000
This paper examines key indicators of poverty including health, education, income, housing, and employment, and discusses the effect these indicators have on the well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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December 01, 2000
Understanding Differences In Black and White Child Poverty Rates
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper compares and analyzes differences in black and white children's experiences with poverty.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Heritage Foundation
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May 23, 2001
Do Child Characteristics Affect How Children Fare in Families Receiving and Leaving Welfare?
This paper explores the impact of welfare on child development and well-being, and finds that male adolescent welfare leavers fare worse than those who are current recipients of financial assistance.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Insitute
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August 02, 2004
Expensive Children in Poor Families: The Intersection of Childhood Disabilities and Welfare
This paper examines the public and private costs of welfare programs and of childcare for children with disabilities.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Public Policy Institute of California
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2000
Legal Services Commission Annual Report 2001/02
This paper discusses the Community Legal Service program, which improves access to justice for those most in need, such as families and children.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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TSO (The Stationery Office)
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July 22, 2002
Inhalant Abuse: Index of position statements from the Indian and Inuit Health Committee
This article provides information on the following aspects of inhalant abuse: epidemiology, types of chemicals and products used, causes of use, immediate effects, mortality, and detection and prevention of use.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Indian and Inuit Health Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society
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1998
Welfare Reform and Opportunities for Collaboration between Welfare and Child Welfare Agencies
This paper documents collaboration efforts between economic welfare and child welfare agencies.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Institute
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August 01, 2001
Child Care by Default or Design? An exploration of differences between non-profit and for-profit Canadian child care centres using the You Bet I Care! data sets
This study explores the issue of the operation of child care programs, and considers the pros and cons in giving the public the operational responsibilities over child care.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit, University of Toronto
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October 01, 2002
Maternal Education and Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age Births
This paper studies the effect of maternal education and educational attainment on the health outcomes of infants, specifically in regards to birthweight.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 1998
Childhood Poverty, Early Motherhood and Adult Social Exclusion
This paper explores the relationship between childhood poverty and early motherhood as well as the effect that these two circumstances have on financial, emotional, socio-economic and health outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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July 01, 1999
Neo-Conservatism and Child Care Services in Alberta: A Case Study
This paper looks at the child care system in Alberta, ...
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit
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1997
Crime Prevention Starts at an Early Age
This document investigates the root causes of child criminality and victimization, and focuses on crime prevention through community efforts and social development.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Caledon Institute of Social Policy
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November 01, 2000
Child Care Conference [Final Report]
This paper summarizes the findings and conclusion for the conference on child care.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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October 01, 2002
The Unfinished Business of Welfare Reform: Improving Prospects for Poor Children and Youth
This study examines the effect of the 1996 welfare reform legislation on the children of former welfare recipients.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Child Trends
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April 01, 2002
Physical Housing Conditions and the Well-Being of Children
This study of housing in Canada finds that 15% of the population has inadequate housing.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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March 01, 2001
Pathways to Progress: Structural Solutions to Address Child Poverty
This document calls the provincial, territorial, and federal governments to work together to eliminate the problem of child poverty in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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Campaign 2000
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May 01, 2004
Sociodemographic Risk and Child Well-Being
This paper discusses the negative child outcomes associated with exposure to social, economic, demographic and physical risk factors.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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The Urban Institute
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June 01, 2000
Five Million Children: 1991 Update
This report provides a profile of child poverty in 1989, and shows that poverty rates for children under age six were increasing substantially during this time.
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Category:
Children > Economic Factors Influencing
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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1991
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