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González, M. (2005). Access to Mental Health Services: The Struggle of Poverty Affected Urban Children of Color. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 22(3), 245-256.
In this peer reviewed article, the author discusses that Urban children of color especially those from low income families are at a greater risk of developing mental health problems. These children are also less likely to receive effective child mental health services as a result of poverty and so their health conditions continue to deteriorate. In this article the author put forth the barriers to mental health care as experienced by children of color together with their families. Gonzalez also stresses on the role of the social work in helping the children of color in Urban areas access and benefit from mental health services. Annotation still does not include methods info
De los Reyes-Aragon, C., Amar Amar, J., De Castro Correa, A., Lewis Harb, S., Madariaga, C., & Abello-Llanos, R. (2016). The Care and Development of Children Living in Contexts of Poverty. Journal of Child and Family Studies,25(12), 3637-3643. Comment by Anna Muraco: In the prior version, I noted that the sources should be listed in alphabetical order using the last name of the first author. Why not re-ordered?
The authors of this articles discusses that the circumstances under poverty can influence a child’s development. The study examines the development level of children that living in low income rural regions in Northern Colombia. Through their research, 18% of the assessed children had developmental delay for their respective age groups. According to them, there is need for the improvement of the environmental conditions to help parents improve their caregiving practices.
Wong, Ma, & Chan. (2017). The impact of poverty on children in out-of-home care services in a Chinese context and the application of multiple family group therapy to enrich their family lives. Children and Youth Services Review,
This article focusses on Chinese children who were placed in out of home care in Hong Kong. These are children from or disadvantaged families. The authors discuss that these children suffered mental illness, and substance abuse. The authors discuss on the best practices to rehabilitate these children.
Loha, E., Deressa, W., Solomon, T., Atsbeha, H., Hailu, A., & Lindtjørn, B. (2017). Anemia among children in a drought affected community in south-central Ethiopia. PLoS One, 12(3), E0170898.
This articles in addition discuses that children from low income families and poor regions are most likely to be diagnosed with anemia. An increase in the prevalence of anemia was observed in regions that had experienced draught and food shortage. Malaria is another disease they found out to be common in children living in low income areas.
Machell, Kyla ; Disabato, David ; Kashdan, Todd .Social Indicators Research, 2016, Vol.126(2), pp.845-861.
According to this article, the poor neighborhoods have little support from the government as far as developmental of rehabilitations centers, vocational training centers and guidance and counselling centers. These are the places useful for youths who did not complete school due lack of finances to go and find a Course of interest and out of it generate a means of survival. Lack of these facilities have led to an increase in the rate of immorality where young children have ended being exposed to immorality while rape cases rise in these neighborhoods.
Gyamfi, Phyllis Children and Youth Services Review, 2004, Vol.26 (12), pp.1129-1139.
This article in addition also discussed the aftermath of poverty to children where it provides that poverty leads to children leaving their places of residence to go and settle in the streets. According to this article, the high number of street children in town is attributed to high rate of poverty that a country tolerates. (Gyamfi, 2004) The key take away herein is that children in poor neighborhoods should be enrolled in rehabs and educated.
In Healey, J. (2014). Children living in poverty.
The children living in poor families have a lot of potential and a strong drive to work hard and walk out of poverty. However due to negligence by the government to mentor some of these children, they end up giving up in education. This article is sending a message to the government not to look down up children in poor areas,
Berzin, Stephanie Cosner ; De Marco, Allison C Youth & Society, Sex and Education December 2010, Vol.42(2), pp.278-300.
The authors of this book however put a lot emphasis on the topic sex and education. (pg.200). They describe that children living in poor families after dropping out of school, engage in other activities such as sex. According to a research they conducted, children in poor neighborhood start engaging in sex as early as 10 years. The mostly affected gender were the female teens who ended up pregnant while still in the primary level of education. This implies a school dropout. Teenage pregnancy is so rampant is these areas. The families were overcrowded because, children also brought their children’s into the families. They also stress that there is lack of awareness created in terms HIV/AIDS. A higher number of people in poor families had contacted HIV/AIDS and hence the families became poorer as none could afford to go and look for jobs since they were all sick and had various health problems
Amin, L. ; A. S. ; Lipscombe Shah, B. R. ; Biermann, Booth, G. L ,. L. ; Wu, C. F. ; Feig, D. S. ;.Diabetic Medicine, November 2014, Vol.31(11), pp.1410-1417.
In this article, the authors present negative effects of poverty on children, families and their immediate environment as well. Parents in poor communities face a lot of challenges such as aggravation, stress, and depressive symptoms. These parents have hard time trying to plan, prepare and provide for the family basic needs. Housing instability in evident is this kind of setting. Through their research, they concluded that children were likely to engage in criminal activities in a bid to look for means of survival at home.
Ristikari, T; Paananen, R; Merikukka, M; Gissler, M. European Journal of Public Health, Social Ills in Low income Regions. 10/01/2013, Vol.23 (suppl_1 ). Comment by Anna Muraco: needs page numbers
This peer reviewed journal indicate that children from poor families are likely to live in neighborhood with concentrated poverty. These children experienced numerous social ills. They include such as negative academic outcomes, poor health and physical finesses systems and behavioral problems. The author also provides that these environment exposes the children to environmental toxins, other physical hazards, crime and violence amongst others. These children will also attend schools with poor resources. Failure is more eminent is such set ups.
Community Practitioner, Physical behavioral and emotional health May 2004, Vol.77 (5), p.191.
According to this article, poverty leads to poor physical behavioral and emotional health. Poverty exposes children’s health to various threats. Children in poor communities lack food security as well as sufficient diet in vital nutrients for growth. Such diseases as asthma are common with children in this kind of set up. Moreover, there is the likelihood of receiving poor medical and dental care and hence these children end up suffering a lot. In the main findings in the book, the author states that nutrition does not exist in poor families. (Community Practitioner, 2004).
References
González, M. (2005). Access to Mental Health Services: The Struggle of Poverty Affected Urban Children of Color. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 22(3), 245-256.
De los Reyes-Aragon, C., Amar Amar, J., De Castro Correa, A., Lewis Harb, S., Madariaga, C., & Abello-Llanos, R. (2016). The Care and Development of Children Living in Contexts of Poverty. Journal of Child and Family Studies,25(12), 3637-3643.
Wong, Ma, & Chan. (2017). The impact of poverty on children in out-of-home care services in a Chinese context and the application of multiple family group therapy to enrich their family lives. Children and Youth Services Review,
Loha, E., Deressa, W., Solomon, T., Atsbeha, H., Hailu, A., & Lindtjørn, B. (2017). Anemia among children in a drought affected community in south-central Ethiopia. PLoS One, 12(3), E0170898.
Machell, Kyla ; Disabato, David ; Kashdan, Todd .Social Indicators Research, 2016, Vol.126(2), pp.845-861.
Gyamfi, Phyllis Children and Youth Services Review, 2004, Vol.26 (12), pp.1129-1139.
In Healey, J. (2014). Children living in poverty.
Berzin, Stephanie Cosner ; De Marco, Allison C Youth & Society, Sex and Education December 2010, Vol.42(2), pp.278-300.
Amin, L. ; A. S. ; Lipscombe Shah, B. R. ; Biermann, Booth, G. L ,. L. ; Wu, C. F. ; Feig, D. S. ;.Diabetic Medicine, November 2014, Vol.31(11), pp.1410-1417.
Ristikari, T; Paananen, R; Merikukka, M; Gissler, M. European Journal of Public Health, Social Ills in Low income Regions. 10/01/2013, Vol.23 (suppl_1).
Community Practitioner, Physical behavioral and emotional health May 2004, Vol.77 (5), p.191.
