Full-Service Schools : A Revolution in Health and Social Services for Children, Youth, and Families

Joy Dryfoos

ISBN 10: 078794064X / ISBN 13: 9780787940645

Published by Wiley Mär 1998, 1998

About this Item

Neuware - Full-Service Schools examines the declining economic position of many American families and the rising 'new morbidities' of sex, drugs, violence and stress among youth, and describes the movement to create integrated school support services to respond to these crises.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Full-Service Schools : A Revolution in Health and Social Services for Children, Youth, and Families
• Publisher: Wiley Mär 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078794064X
• ISBN 13: 9780787940645
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Full-Service Schools describes the movement to create an array of integrated support services in schools. It examines the declining welfare of many American families and prescribes solutions for the problems of increased sex, drugs, violence, and stress among youth.

About the Author

JOY G. DRYFOOS is an indepAndent researcher and writer whose work has focused on educational and health issues for youth. Formerly an adjunct professor in the School of Public Health at Columbia University, she was recently appointed by the National Academy of Sciences to the Panel on High Risk Youth.