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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.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Human Resources Development Canada • November 01, 2002

Community-Based Domestic Violence Services
This article discusses the history and current status of community-based programs designed to help victims of domestic violence.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Future of Children • Winter 1999

Family Characteristics of Problem Kids
Using the 1994-95 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this article examines the family circumstances of 8 - 11 year old children to assess the the link between behaviour and family characteristics.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Statistics Canada • Winter 1999

Ten Hypotheses about Socioeconomic Gradients and Community Differences in Children’s Developmental Outcomes
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and other sources, this paper studies the impact that family and community factors (such as number of siblings, and family cohesiveness), and social support have on an individual’s socioeconomic status.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Human Resources Development Canada • February 01, 2003

Domestic Violence as a Form of Child Abuse
This paper provides insight into domestic violence as a form of child abuse, and how witnessing such violence can affect the cognitive and emotional development of children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Australian Institute of Criminology • July 01, 1994

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.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Center on Fathers and Families • 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.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Canadian Journal of Family Law • August 25, 1999

Made For Children Why the Institution of Marriage has Special Status
This paper examines the impact of the married bioligical parent family structure on child development.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Iona Institute • 01/01/2010

The Early Identification and Streaming of Cases of High Conflict Separation and Divorce: A review
This paper outlines the risk factors and negative outcomes that children of parental divorce or separation are likely to experience, such as high conflict, parental absence, violence, and emotional maladjustment.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Department of Justice Canada • 2001

Child Maltreatment and Substance Abuse
This paper examines substance abuse as a contributing factor to different types of child abuse and maltreatment.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Child Protection Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies • Spring 1996

The Legal System's Response to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
This paper discusses the ways in which the legal system deals with the effect of domestic violence on children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Future of Children • Winter 1999

Prevalence and Effects of Child Exposure to Domestic Violence
This paper discusses the research regarding the extent and consequences of children's exposure to violence in the home .
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Future of Children • Winter 1999

Young Australians and Domestic Violence
This paper discusses how witnessing parental domestic violence impacts children and adolescents.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Australian Institute of Criminology • February 01, 2001

Physical Abuse with and without Other Forms of Child Maltreatment: Dysfunctionality vs. Dysnormativity
This paper uses data from the Quebec Incidence Study to examine factors associated with the perpetration of physical abuse both in isolation and in conjunction with other forms of maltreatment.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Center of Excellence for Child Welfare • 2002

Child Abuse and Neglect in Indigenous Australian Communities
This report discusses issues relating to the prevalence, nature, causes, and prevention of child abuse in indigenous communities in Australia.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Child Protection Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies • Spring 2003

Two Steps Forward... One Step Back: An Overview of Canadian Initiatives and Resources to End Woman Abuse 1989 – 1997
This paper takes an extensive look at woman abuse in Canada and includes a description of related legislation, resources and services for women who are victims of domestic, spousal, or partner abuse.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Health Canada • 1999

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.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Focus on the Family (Canada) • June 01, 2002

Breakdown Britain
This report examines the nature and extent of social breakdown and poverty in Britain.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Social Justice Policy Group • December 2006

When Relationships Go Wrong / When Relationships Go Right
This double paper examines the fiscal cost to taxpayers of family breakdown and then argues how policy can enable healthy family relationships that have a pro-social impact on society.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Relationships Foundation • 2008

The Family Law Review
This continuation of the Breakthrough Britain series examines family law in the interest of encouraging a high-commitment culture to marriage and family.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Centre for Social Justice • November 2008

Breakdown Britain: Fractured Families
This 2006 British state of the nation report examines family breakdown in Britain with all its causes and repercussions.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Centre for Social Justice • December 2006

Child Custody, Access and Parental Responsibility: The Search for a Just and Equitable Standard
This paper argues that custody battles post divorce must serve the best needs of children involved through parental responsibility, not through fighting for the rights of either parent.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Father Involvement Research Alliance • December 2008

Wife Abuse: The Impact on Children
This paper explores the impact of wife assault and abuse on the emotional and behavioural outcomes of children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Health Canada • April 01, 1996

Acts of Omission: An Overview of Child Neglect
This paper provides information about what child neglect is, how common it is, its relationship to susbtance abuse, domestic violence and poverty, typical indicators of neglect, the consequences of neglect, and possible interventions in cases of neglect.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information • April 01, 2001

Police in the Lives of Young Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
This paper examines the role that police officers can play in helping young children and their families who are affected by domestic violence.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The University of Iowa • January 2004

Domestic Violence and Family Support Programs: Creating Opportunities to Help Young Children and Their Families
This paper provides recommendations for individuals and groups who address the problem of family violence as part of a family support program.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The University of Iowa • January 2004

Working with Young Children and Their Families: Recommendations for Domestic Violence Agencies and Batterer Intervention Programs
This paper examines the issues and challenges faced by domestic violence agencies and batterer intervention programs, and makes recommendations that would enable them to better meet the needs and wants of mothers, fathers and children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The University of Iowa • January 2004

Aggressive Girls in Canada
This paper examines the biological and social risk factors related to the development of aggressive problems and the psychosocial difficulties associated with high levels of aggression in girls.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

An Evaluation of California’s Adolescent Sibling Pregnancy Prevention Program
In this article the authors provide evidence of the effectiveness of a program designed to prevent pregnancy among the siblings of teen parents, a group found to be at an exceptionally high risk of adolescent pregnancy.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • April 01, 2003

Ready to Enter: What Research Tells Policymakers About Strategies to Promote Social and Emotional School Readiness Among Three- and Four-Year-Old Children
This paper examines the relationship between early academic achievement and children's social, emotional, and behavioural development, and discusses the related risks for children who are exposed to family and/or environmental risk factors.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Center for Children in Poverty • July 2002

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.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Center for Children in Poverty • February 2000

A Glimpse of Child Hunger in Canada
Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to address the rising poverty rate for Canadian children, the authors examine child poverty and hunger, as well as the relationship between child poverty and the poverty of lone-mothers.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Wife Abuse
This paper explores different forms of wife abuse such as verbal, physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, as well as factors which contribute to domestic violence.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Health Canada • September 01, 1995

Connected by 25: A Plan for Investing in Successful Futures for Foster Youth
This report discusses the unique challenges faced by young people growing up in foster care.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Youth Transition Funders Group Foster Care Work Group with the Finance Project • 2003

Silent Realities: Supporting Young Children and Their Families Who Experience Violence
This document deals with the emotional, psychological, and behavioural effects of domestic violence on children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice • January 01, 2003

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.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Human Resources Development Canada • September 01, 2000

Waiting for Mommy: Giving a Voice to the Hidden Victims of Imprisonment
This paper explores the effects of maternal imprisonment on children and adolescents in Canada.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System • 2003

Effects of Neighbourhood, Family, and Child Behavior on Childhood Injury in Canada
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this study examines (1) how the relationship between family function and child injuries are mediated by parent and child behaviour, (2) whether family economic status or neighbourhood disadvantage are more strongly related to child injury, and (3) the developed model’s ability to predict child injury in two years.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Human Resources Development Canada • March 01, 2001

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 ...
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Human Resources and Skills Development of Canada • 2001

Children Who Witness Domestic Violence: The Invisible Victims
This paper examines the prevalence and consequences of children's exposure to domestic violence.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Society for Research in Child Development • 1995

A Longitudinal Analysis of Family Relationships and Children’s School Achievement in One- and Two-Parent Families
This paper analyzes data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and assesses how factors such as family structure, family processes, and child characteristics are associated with teachers’ judgments of children’s academic success.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Social Development Canada • June 2000

Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence and its Impact on Children
This article investigates the link between domestic violence and a host of negative physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioural outcomes in children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Children's Defense Fund • June 01, 2000

Protecting Parental Liberty in a Child-Centered Legal System
This paper analyzes the balance between parental autonomy and the state's responsibility in protecting children from parental abuse.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • July 27, 2005

Risk and Resilience in Six- and Ten-Year-Old Children
This study uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to create an “index of adversity” to enable researchers to identify children whose development is most at risk due to various stress factors in their lives.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Who Killed School Discipline?
This article examines parents’ concern over the lack of discipline in public schools.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Manhattan Institute • Spring 2000

Schools and Family Change: School-Based Support For Children Experiencing Divorce and Separation
This study examined the effectiveness of a school-based intervention intended to help children cope with their parents' separation or divorce.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2003

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? ...
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Heritage Foundation • August 02, 2002

CHILD ACCESS IN CANADA: LEGAL APPROACHES AND PROGRAM SUPPORTS
This paper deals with the impact of divorce on children and analyzes various courts’ decisions regarding the wellbeing of children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Department of Justice Canada • 2002

Selected Statistics on Canadian Families and Family Law
This paper contains information on families in Canada, characteristics of those families, and information on family law topics such as marriage, divorce, support awards, payment of child support, and custody and access.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Department of Justice Canada • 2000

The Assets of Canadian Families, 1997
This paper examines families involved with family service agencies, and assesses the positive changes that are occurring as a result of these services.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • April 01, 1999

An Analysis of the Options for Changes in the Legal Regulation of Child Custody and Access
This paper examines possible reforms to the legal system that would enable it to facilitate the restructuring of parental relationships after divorce or separation.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Department of Justice Canada • 2001

The Kids Are Alright? Children’s Well-Being and the Rise in Cohabitation
Using data from the 1999 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF), this article examines the relationship between cohabitation, poverty, food insecurity and the material well-being and socio-economic outcomes of children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Urban Institute • July 01, 2002

Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Heritage Foundation • September 27, 2000

Family Structure and Child Outcomes in the United States and Sweden
This paper compares the effects of family structure on children's educational and earning outcomes in the United States and Sweden.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Institute for the Study of Labor • August 2004

Children Abducted by Family Members: A National Household Survey of Incidence and Episode Characteristics
This article presents data from the National Incidence Survey of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children pertaining to the number of children abducted by family members in 1988.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Journal of Marriage and the Family • August 1991

Police Response to Family Abduction Episodes
This article examines the causes and consequences of police intervention in cases of the abduction of a child by a non-custodial parent.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Crime & Delinquency • April 1995

Attempted Non-Family Abductions
This article examines child and family characteristics that may increase their chances of experiencing an attempted child abduction by a non-family member.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Child Welfare • 1995

Family Abduction Outcomes: Factors Associated with Duration and Emotional Trauma to Children
This paper examines factors which affect the duration of, and emotional trauma caused by, the abduction of a child by their noncustodial parent.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Youth & Society • September 1996

Risk Factors for Family Abduction: Demographic and Family Interaction Characteristics
This report uses family data from abducted and non-abducted children to investigate the effects of age, race, family size, and level of family violence on the risk of experiencing a family abduction.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Journal of Family Violence • 1997

National Estimates of Missing Children: Selected Trends 1988-1999
This report provides statistical information pertaining to children who are abducted by a family member, who run away from home, or are otherwise classified as lost, injured, or missing.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • December 2004

Alcohol Abuse as a Risk Factor for and Consequence of Child Abuse
This article explores the reciprocal relationship between parental alcohol abuse and child maltreatment.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism • 2001

Foster Care National Statistics
This fact sheet provides a profile of foster care in the United States.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information • June 01, 2003

Eating disorders in adolescents: Principles of diagnosis and treatment
This article focuses on diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and discusses the role the family can have in contributing to the development of, and/or the recovery from, an eating disorder.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Canadian Paediatric Society • 1998 (Reaffirmed February 2004)

Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
This paper examines the positive influence that healthy families and children can have on communities.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Caledon Institute of Social Policy • February 01, 2001

Effects of Divorce on Mental Health Through the Life Course
This paper provides evidence that the experience of parental divorce as a child can have a negative effect on individuals' mental health as adults.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Hopkins Population Center • February 1997

Young Children's Exposure to Adult Domestic Violence: Toward a Developmental Risk and Resilience Framework for Research and Intervention
This paper discusses the effect that exposure to domestic violence has on children's early development, and highlights individual and environmental factors that either protect children or put them at risk for developmental problems.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The University of Iowa • January 2004

Helping Young Children Affected by Domestic Violence: The Role of Pediatric Health Settings
This paper reviews the research on domestic violence screening, and discusses practice and policy challenges faced by pediatric health workers in dealing with domestic violence.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The University of Iowa • January 2004

Young Children Living with Domestic Violence: The Role of Early Childhood Programs
This paper provides suggestions and resources for staff who are working with young children in early childhood programs and domestic violence agencies.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The University of Iowa • January 2004

Children at Risk because of Parental Substance Abuse
This paper provides information about the number of children in the United States who are at risk because their biological, step, adoptive, or foster parents abuse drugs or alcohol.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Office of Applied Statistics, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration • April 6, 2004

Broken Hearts: Family Breakdown and the Consequences for Society
This paper provides an overview of evidence on family breakdown and its consequences for children in the United Kingdom.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Centre for Policy Studies • February 2002

Children’s Experience of Family Disruption and Family Formation: Evidence from 16 FFS Countries
This paper examines children's experience of family breakup, formation, and re-formation in Europe and the United States.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • September 2001

Parental Drug and Alcohol Misuse: Resilience and Transition among Young People
This paper presents the results of a study that investigates the experiences of 38 young people who have at least one parent with a substance abuse problem.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation • October 21, 2004

In Danger of Falling Through the Cracks: Children of Arrested Parents
This report examines the welfare of children whose mothers are arrested, and finds that many children are left in dangerous or unsafe environments.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• California Research Bureau • April 01, 2002

Improving the Odds for the Healthy Development of Young Children in Foster Care
This paper discusses the particular risks faced by young children in foster care, suggests ways in which to improve their situation, and emphasizes the importance of finding a permanent home for them.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The National Center for Children in Poverty • January 01, 2002

Alcohol Dependence or Abuse among Parents with Children Living in the Home
This study shows that 5 million adults who abuse or are dependent on alcohol have children in their home.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health • February 13, 2004

ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE CONTEXT OF PARENTAL SEPARATION
This article deals with the tension, hostility and challenges that arise when parents separate as a result of allegations of child abuse.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Department of Justice Canada • 2001

The Absence of Father: Effects on Children's Development and Family Functioning
This article aims to examine the long term effect on children due to the father's absence.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The National Center on Fathers and Families • August 01, 1995

Family Law and Child Protection
This report arises from the work of the Family Law Council on the interaction between the state and federal systems when child protection issues arise in cases under the Family Law Act.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Commonwealth of Australia • September 01, 2002

A Better Kind of High: How Religious Commitment Reduces Drug Use Among Poor Urban Teens
This paper presents the role of religious commitment in combating the growing drug use of teenagers, and focuses on developing the moral and spiritual character of the child as oppose to economic and housing needs.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society • July 30, 2000

Findings and Opportunities: Family Violence i Central New Mexico
This paper discusses the availability of programs and services dedicated to aiding victims of domestic violence.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Urban Institute • May 12, 2004

Children Exposed to Partner Violence
This paper reviews the research on the impact of intimate partner violence on the children who witness it.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Crimes Against Children Research Center • 1998

Children Looked After in England: 2002-2003
This paper presents statistical information pertaining to the number of children in nonparental care, the reasons for removal from their homes, and the ethnic makeup and characteristics of these children.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Office for National Statistics Department for Education and Skills • November 01, 2003

The Victimization of Children: A Developmental Perspective
In this paper the author argues that it is necessary to study child victimization in relation to developmental processes.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Crimes against Children Research Center • 1995

Children, Young People and Domestic Violence
This paper discusses the ways in which children and youth experience domestic violence, and assesses the impact of experiencing this type of violence.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse • 2000

Languishing in Foster Care
This brief analysis discusses the problems with the current foster care program, focusing on concerns about the high number of foster care children who are not being adopted due to flaws in the system.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Center for Policy Analysis • May 14, 1997

Stressful Family Lives: Child and Parent Well-being
This paper assesses the level of stress families face based on food security, crowding, access to health care, and ability to make ends meet.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Urban Institute • June 01, 2000

Strengthening the Role of Fathers in Families: Report on a Federal Conference
This report examines the importance of the father's role in his child's development as well as the necessity of a loving and nurturing family.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• National Center on Fathers and Families • May 03, 1996

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.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Indian and Inuit Health Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society • 1998

The Dimensions, Pathways, and Consequences of Youth Reentry
This paper discusses the responsibility and challenge of the community as they respond to integrating young people, who have been in adult prisons, back into society.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Urban Institute • January 01, 2004

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 1998
The purpose of the report is to provide current data on the nature and extent of family violence within Canada.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics • May 01, 1998

Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry
This paper studies the impact of parental criminality and incarceration on children and families.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Urban Institute Justice Policy Center • October 01, 2003

To What Extent Are Canadians Exposed to Low-Income?
This article discusses the probability of visible minority groups who are exposed to Low-Income; it analyses the percentage of individuals with low-income during 1993-1996.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Statistics Canada • March 01, 1999

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.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• The Caledon Institute of Social Policy • November 01, 2000

Home Is Where the Heart Is
This article discusses the work-family balance in an era where families are able to work from home.
• Category: Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • March 01, 2002

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