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A Cry for Help: Stories of Homelessness and Hope
A book of photographs of homeless children in Boston, MA, depicting and giving voice to their experiences. Reviews of this book, as well as info on how to buy this book can be found at: http://www.ama...
Authors: Mark, Mary Ellen;
Tags: pictorial works;Homeless Children;photography;p...
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Advocating for the Special Needs of Homeless & Mobile Students:...
Many children and youth experience physical (e.g. blindness, speech problems) and learning disabilities (e.g. dyslexia) that may make it difficult for them to reach their full potential. However, sch...
Authors: National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty;
Tags: Homeless Children; education;
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Almudo.Com - the World of Street Kids
This Canadian-developed website is about "street children, particularly those called almudos. In their circumstances and behavior though, the almudos share many characteristics with street childr...
Authors: Ndiaye-Van Camp, Liesbeth;
Tags: international homeless;street kids;almudos;Stre...
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Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention Activities in a School-Bas...
Children who experience homelessness are at increased risk for a range of health and mental health problems. In spite of this increased risk, they are often less likely to receive appropriate services...
Authors: Nabors, LauraA;Weist, MarkD;Shugarman, Ryan;Woe...
Tags: children;children & youth;Homeless Children;hom...
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Asthma among homeless children in New York City: an update
Homeless children in New York City had an extremely high asthma prevalence-40%-in a cross-sectional study at 3 shelters (n=740) during 1998 to 1999. We used the same protocol to summarize subsequent d...
Authors: Grant, Roy; Bowen, Shawn; McLean, Diane E.; Ber...
Tags: asthma; homeless children; frequency;
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Asthma among homeless children: undercounting and undertreating the...
In the United States, children of color, children who live in urban medically underserved communities, and children whose families have limited economic resources have excessively high rates of asthma...
Authors: McLean, D; Bowen, S; Drezner, K; Rowe, A; Sherm...
Tags: health care access; homeless children; asthma; ...
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Attitudes of Children Toward Their Homeless Peers
...ract Source: Barnes & Noble http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Attitudes-of-Children-toward-Their-Homeless-Peers/Lawrence-C-Gibel/e/9780815325390 April 7, 2008)
Authors: Gibel, Lawrence C.;United States;
Tags: Homeless Children;attitudes;homeless students;p...
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Changing Places: A Kids View of Shelter Living
The voices of eight homeless children, ages 6-13, are captured here with stunning illustrations that give you a poignant look at shelter life. Changing Places acquaints children with the issues of hom...
Authors: Wallace, Judy; Finland, Glen; Chalofsky, Margie;
Tags: Homeless Children; shelter life; poverty;
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Children at Health Risk
The face of the child seen by heath care providers today is changing. Children at Health Risk provides a unique resource for clinicians and residents to learn of these new health care challenges.
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Authors: Clement, Michael S;
Tags: health care; service provision; immigrant popul...
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Children in homeless families: Risks to mental health and development
This study examined the psychological adjustment of 159 homeless children in comparison with a sample of 62 low-income children living at home. In each group, ages ranged from 8 to 17 years. As expect...
Authors: Masten, Ann S; Miliotis, Donna; Graham-Bermann,...
Tags: mental health; Homeless Children; poverty; beha...
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