Children of Migrant Farm Work Families Are at High Risk for Maltreatment: New York State Study.

Alvarez, William F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ375744

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Publication Date: 1988

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Children of Migrant Farm Work Families Are at High Risk for Maltreatment: New York State Study.

Alvarez, William F.; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v78 n8 p934-6 Aug 1988

Cross-tabulation of 1982 census data indicates a higher incidence of child abuse and neglect for migrant children than for children in the state as a whole. Maltreatment rates varied by migrant status and household composition. (FMW)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Extended Family, Family Problems, Family Structure, Migrant Children, Migrant Problems, Migrant Workers, Migrant Youth, Migrants, Nuclear Family, One Parent Family

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York

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