child advocates
individuals who campaign for or promote children well-being
educational failure
usually defined as when an adolescent drops out of school
home visitation
a type of parent intervention that involves visiting families in their homes identifying their needs, and then working to address those needs.
noninterference
the doctrine that the state should not interfere with the family
parens patriae
latin for parent of the nation. refers to the doctrine that the state is the ultimate guardian of all children or people with a disability
changing American family
fewer children, unwed parents, working mothers, divorce
consequences of changing family
child support and deadbeat dads, need for childcare, unsupervised children
societal costs of family problems
teen pregnancy, underachievement and school dropouts (cost $250,000), disconnected youth and crime, child maltreatment,