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Direct linkBalbernie, Robin – Zero to Three (J), 2004
As part of a commitment to eliminate child poverty, the British government has established Sure Start programs across the country. Sure Start programs are very similar to U.S. Early Head Start initiatives; their stated aim is to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged families and children before and from birth. The article describes…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Mental Health
Peer reviewedLindjord, Denise – Journal of Early Education and Family Review, 2002
Notes that many from across the ideological spectrum suggest that welfare reform address policies that promote marriage and two-parent families. Discusses marriage, family structure and economic well-being, the benefits of marriage for adults and children, and low-income unwed mothers and marriage. Suggests that marriage and two-parent families…
Descriptors: Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Family (Sociological Unit)
