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What about America's homeless children? : hide and seek / Paul G. Shane.
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Shane, Paul G., 1935-
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English
Published/Created
Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [1996], ©1996.
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xiv, 247 pages ; 23 cm.
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HV4505 .S53 1996
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Homeless children
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United States
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Homeless youth
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United States
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Homelessness
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United States
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Prevention
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Series
Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ; v. 32.
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Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ; 32
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Summary note
Who are the homeless children in America and what do we know about them? How does their being homeless affect them and society in general? What's being done to help them? What About America's Homeless Children? takes a multifaceted look at families and abandoned and runaway children in America. This eye-opening volume examines the social factors that create homeless situations for children and the personal and educational problems that can result from them.
The health risks to this population - including unsanitary living conditions, poor nutrition, physical assault, and lack of access to health care - are also explored. The author then brings the problem and effects of homelessness to a personal level by presenting ethnographic case studies of individual children in urban shelters, families in a shelter program, and people who "survived" a homeless youth experience. The history of programs, both governmental and nongovernmental, and policies for homeless youth are also examined.
The book concludes with recommendations for policies and programs that can prevent homelessness for children.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.
Contents
1. Homeless Children: Who Are They?
2. Social and Educational Issues
3. Health Issues
4. Social Context of Homelessness
5. Unaccompanied Children
6. Families
7. Babies
8. Survivors
9. Through the Camera's Lens
10. Programs for Unaccompanied Youth and Families
11. Societal Responses to Homelessness
12. Conclusions.
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America's homeless children
ISBN
0803949820 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0803949839 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
LCCN
96010042
OCLC
34547555
RCP
C - S
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