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Download full textRafferty, Yvonne – 1990
Homeless children confront abject poverty and experience a constellation of risks that are having a devastating impact on their well-being. This paper reviews research linking homelessness among children to hunger and poor nutrition, health problems and lack of health and mental health care, developmental delays, psychological problems, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Childhood Needs, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
