Improving Children's Lives: Global Perspectives on Prevention [Hardcover]

The many physical and psychological problems, both common and unique, that face young people are considered. Contributors examine sources of stress such as inadequate parenting, war and poverty; explore such topics as social policies, children's rights, and prevention and reduction of conduct disorders; and consider possible interventions. The suffering created by the growing division between the worlds of the wealthy and of the poverty-stricken is put into sharp perspective.The successes, failures, obstacles and possibilities for promoting healthier development and well-being among children around the world are considered in this volume.

The many physical and psychological problems, both common and unique, that face young people are considered. Contributors examine sources of stress such as inadequate parenting, war and poverty; explore such topics as social policies, children's rights, and prevention and reduction of conduct disorders; and consider possible interventions. The suffering created by the growing division between the worlds of the wealthy and of the poverty-stricken is put into sharp perspective.PART ONE: EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DISTRESS AND RISK
Barriers to the Primary Prevention of Mental, Neurological, and Psychosocial Disorders of Children - Morton Kramer
A Global Perspective
Life on the Brink - Alan Durning
An Epidemiological Study of Mental Disorders During Early Childhood in the Soviet Union - O V Bazhenova et al
One Little Girl - George W Albee
PART TWO: SOURCES OF STRESS: PARENTING, POVERTY, SEXISM, WAR
Improving Children's Lives - Araba Sefa-Dedeh
The Case for Primary Prevention in Ghana
Prevention of Mental Ill7