Supporting Grandparent-Headed Families
By Carole Cox, M.S.W., Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 15, Number 5, 2008, Pages 14-16, Item# A155-Cox
Send this page to a friendGrandparent-headed families face many risks and challenges that can affect children's development and well-being. This article explores multiple supports and interventions to assist these families and maximize their functioning and well-being.
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Supporting Youth and Their Families: 2008 Resource Issue
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 15, Supplement, 2008
This supplemental issue of The Prevention Researcher focuses on supporting families in times of need so they can support youth. It specifically focuses on parental methamphetamine abuse, youth with incarcerated parents, parental military deployment, and grandparent-headed households.
This issue also featured these articles:
- 2008 Subject Index, Pages 22-28
- Addressing the Needs of Those Caring for Adolescent Children of Incarcerated Parents, Pages 6-9
- Supporting Grandparent-Headed Families, Pages 14-16
- Supporting Youth During Parental Deployment: Strategies for Professionals and Families, Pages 10-13
- Young Adolescents with Methamphetamine-Abusing Parents: A Q&A with Dr. Wendy Haight, Pages 3-5
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