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Mental Disorders and Disabilities among Low-Income Children

Mental Disorders and Disabilities among Low-Income Children( )
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,
Institute of Medicine,
Board on Children, Youth, and Families,
Board on the Health of Select Populations,
Committee to Evaluate the Supplemental Security Income Disability Program for Children with Mental Disorders,
Editor: Wu, Joel T.
Boat, Thomas F.
ISBN:978-0-309-37686-0
Publication Date:Oct 2015
Publisher:National Academies Press
Book Format:Ebook
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Book Description:

Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits in 2013, about 50% were disabled primarily due to a mental disorder. An increase in the number of children who are recipients of SSI benefits due to mental disorders has been observed through several decades of the program beginning in 1985...
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Book Details
Pages:472
Detailed Subjects: Family & Relationships / Children With Special Needs
Social Science / Children's Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 Inches



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