Homeless Children

<p>At last here is a compassionate humane and informative volume on the most unique and vulnerable group in our society today--homeless children. Homeless Children: The Watchers and the Waiters is unique because it offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the children and the enormously complicated causes of and solutions to their tragedy. The contributing authors discuss homeless children and the resolution of the problem as well as the resulting policy and practice implications.From this single source of current research policy and practice information you will better understand the circumstances of homelessness. You will also discover the impact of homelessness on children--the psychological effects on children’s development and behavior the weakening of mother/child relationships and the declining status of their physical health. Experts also describe the difficulties created by underfunded poorly managed and politically unpopular programs for homeless children underscoring the need for a national policy to address the problem.Homeless Children: The Watchers and the Waiters is a thought-provoking and insightful book that must be read by professionals who work in human service agencies sociologists psychologists health care workers child care workers teachers and clergy. Policymakers government officials and child advocates must also read this masterful volume.</p>