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Lessening the impact of poverty on children

Author(s) -

David R. Offord,

Ellen L. Lipman

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

paediatrics and child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1918-1485

pISSN - 1205-7088

DOI - 10.1093/pch/4.8.526

Subject(s) - poverty , section (typography) , intervention (counseling) , quality of life (healthcare) , child poverty , psychology , medicine , development economics , economic growth , economics , computer science , nursing , psychiatry , operating system

The present paper is divided into three sections. The first section deals with two issues: the impact of poverty on children and the hypothesized mechanisms by which poverty affects children. The second section discusses four guiding principles for programs that aim to reduce deficits in the quality of life and life chances of poor children. The third section describes promising intervention programs.

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