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Background for Community-Level Work on Mental Health and Externalizing Disorders in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper examines theories, antecedents, and preventions of adolescent mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol use, and eating disorders.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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December 2001
No Place to Hide: Substance Abuse in Mid-Size Cities and Rural America
This study compares rates of substance use among adults and youth in small cities and rural areas to those in large cities.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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The United States Conference of Mayors, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse
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January 2000
Growing up: School, Family and Area Influences on Adolescents’ Later Life Chances
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper explores how the relationship between school, family, and location influences adolescents’ development and their adult economic outcomes.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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September 01, 2001
Sexuality, Poverty, and the Inner City
This document contains two papers on poverty and sexuality in the inner-city and focuses on teenage sexual relationships and pregnancies, and the impact of increasing numbers of unwed mothers on the welfare system.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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1994
Youth Violence: An Overview
This brief paper gives an overview of youth crime and violence in the US, including a discussion of the prevalence, causes, and preventions of juvenile delinquency.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Center for Research on Youth and Social Policy
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December 1994
Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006, by Age and Sex, 2006 Census
This report of the 2006 Canadian census finds that the number of seniors has increased while the percentage of people under 15 years of age has fallen over the previous five years.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Statistics Canada
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July 2007
The Effect of Neighborhood Characteristics on Young Adult Outcomes: Alternative Estimates
This paper examines the impact of neighbourhood composition on adult outcomes for young women and finds that past research on this subject overstates the effect of neighbourhood factors.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1996
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:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 1999
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:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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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:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Isuma
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Autumn 2000
Background for Community-Level Work on Positive Reproductive Health in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This report provides an extensive literature review of the individual, family, peer, partner, school, neighbourhood and societal factors that influence adolescents' sexual behaviour and reproductive health.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Child Trends
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December 01, 2001
Multi-Level Effects on Behavior Outcomes in Canadian Children
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to compare the respective impact neighbourhood and family effects have on children’s physical and indirect forms of aggression.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Human Resources Development Canada
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May 01, 2001
Second or Subsequent Births to Teenagers
This study found that the rate of second or subsequent births to teenagers fell between 1993 and 2003.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Statistics Canada
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February 2007
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.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Human Resources Development Canada
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March 01, 2001
Investing in Children: Ideas for Action
This paper summarizes the NLSCY conference which focused on family structures, parenting and work, school, community influences, health, problem behavior, childhood experiences, and vulnerable children.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Human Resources Development Canada
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June 01, 2003
Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Hampton/Sussex, New Brunswick
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Human Resources Development Canada
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April 01, 2003
Neighborhoods, Poverty, and Children's Well-being: A Review
This paper discusses the problem of residential segregation and examines the ways in which neighbourhoods affect children's development and opportunities for success.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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RAND
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February 2003
Concentrated Poverty vs. Concentrated Affluence: Effects on Neighborhood Social Environments and Children's Outcomes
This paper examines the effects of neighbourhood characteristics such as affluence and poverty, as well as the effects of family characteristics on children's reading and math achievement.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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RAND
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May 2003
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:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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March 01, 2001
Income and Child Well-Being: A New Perspective on the Poverty Debate
This paper examines the relationship between poverty and child development and looks at how family income impacts child health, behaviour, social interactions, academic performance, and involvement in recreational activities.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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1999
Children’s Exposure to Violence in Canada: What it Means for Parents
This paper contains two reports, one on parents' awareness of, and attitude towards, violence in their children's lives and the other on the major issues facing parents and children in regards to children's exposure to violence.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Canadian Council on Social Development, Family Service Canada
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September 01, 2003
The Effects of Poverty on Children
This article explores the physical, emotional, behavioural, educational, and health outcomes of children living in poverty, and explores how low income influences create adverse child outcomes.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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The Future of Children
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Summer/Fall 1997
The Role of Psychological Factors
This paper looks at the psychological factors that contribute to teenage pregnancy and parenthood.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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The Welfare Reform Academy
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March 06, 1998
Sexual Intercourse and Pregnancy Among African-American Adolescent Girls in High Poverty Neighbourhoods: The Role of Family and Community Factors
This study of adolescent girls in high risk neighbourhoods examines factors that either protect them from or put them at risk for early sexual activity and teenage pregnancy.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Population Research Center
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1997
Traps and Stepping Stones: Neighborhood Dynamics and Family Well-Being
This paper examines the effects of neighbourhood characteristics on child and family well-being.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
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March 2004
Perceptions of Neighbourhood Crime, 1995
This paper examines variations in people's perceptions of neighbourhood crime based on household race, housing tenure type, location, and type of housing structure.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
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April 1998
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Victimization, 1993-1998
This report uses data from the National Crime Victimization Survey to analyse rates and types of victimization in urban, rural, and suburban localities.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
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October 2000
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2000 (With Trends, 1994-2000)
This paper provides information about the number of households that experienced one or more crimes in 2000.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
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September 2002
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2002
This paper provides information about the number of household that experienced one or more crimes in the year 2000.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
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February 2004
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:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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The Smith Family
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2001
In Our Backyards: How 3 L.A. Neighborhoods Affect Kids' Lives
This paper explores various family and neighbourhood characteristics to determine their effect on children’s lives.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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RAND
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2002
Abstract
This paper discusses the negative effect that moving can have on children's educational attainment, academic performance, and employment outcomes as young adults.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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March 2000
Comprehensive Community Initiatives: Principles, Practice, and Lessons Learned
This article discusses initiatives intended to improve the lives of families in very poor neighbourhoods.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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The Future of Children
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Summer/Fall 1997
Successful Parenting in High-Risk Neighbourhoods
This article examines strategies used by inner-city African-American parents to protect their children from the risks of a disadvantaged environment and set them on the road to achievement and success.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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The Future of Children
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Fall 1999
An Empowerment Strategy For Eliminating Neighborhood Crime
This paper explores the relationship between crime and poverty and finds that crime increases poverty in low-income neighbourhoods.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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The Heritage Foundation
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March 25, 1991
'Bailey Park' or 'Greater Pottersville'?: The Natural Family in the 21st Century Suburb
In this paper the author addresses what he perceives to be some major myths about life in the suburbs, and offers suggestions for family strengthening in suburban neighbourhoods.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Family Research Council
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March 31, 2003
Communities Committed to Children
This report looks at five California communities that have made it a priority to ensure the well-being of their children and families through community collaberation, leadership, and support.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Action Alliance for Children
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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.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society
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July 30, 2000
Understanding the Early Years: Community Impacts on Child Development
This report looks at methodological issues surrounding ‘readiness to learn’ research.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Human Resources Development Canada
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August 01, 1999
How Do Marriage, Cohabitation, and Single Parenthood Affect the Material Hardships of Families with Children?
This paper examines the effect of marital status and family structure on the economic situations of families with children.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
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July 01, 2002
The Growing Number of Kids in Severely Distressed Neighborhoods: Evidence from the 2000 Census
This paper uses a comprehensive measure of neighbourhood quality to demonstrate that the number of children in high-poverty neighbourhoods increased from 1990 to 2000.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Annie E. Casey Foundation, Population Reference Bureau
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October 01, 2003
Poverty, Parenting, Peers and Crime-Prone Neighbourhoods
This paper examines how parenting and peer relationships contribute to youth crime by acting as mediators between economic hardship and delinquency.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Australian Institute of Criminology
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April 01, 1998
Fathers Behind Bars: The Impact of Incarceration on Family Formation
This paper examines the rising rates of incarceration in the United States, and discusses the impact that this has on family structure.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 01, 2000
State Profiles of Child Well-Being: Results for the 2000 Census
This report uses data from the 1990 and 2000 censuses to provide state profiles of child well-being in the United States.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
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March 01, 2003
Attending Kindergarten and Already Behind: A Statistical Portrait of Vulnerable Young Children
This paper looks at the health, and cognitive, social and emotional development of children who begin lagging academically in their first year of education.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Child Trends
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December 01, 2003
Risk & Protective Factors for Adolescent Drug Use: 1999 NHSDA
This paper examines the risk and protective factors of adolescent substance abuse, and looks specifically at the impact of community, family, friends and school.
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Category:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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January 01, 2004
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:
Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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March 01, 2001
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