Anchoring and Empowering Children: A Child’s Right to Participation Within a Healthy Environment

Edmund B Bruyere, Josef Makatewassi

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Abstract

I begin this chapter with the question, has the USA done enough to anchor all children living in the USA to the relationships, experiences, and opportunities vital to empowering them with the capacities necessary to exert their right to participation? With an estimated 13 million children living in poverty (Faas & Cauthen,  2008 ), 1.3 million living in homelessness (National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP),  2007 ), 8.5 million without health insurance (National Center on Health Care (NCHC),  2009 ), 92,854 incarcerated males (OJJDP,  2008 ), and 25% not graduating from high school, (President Obama,  2009 ) the answer to this question appears to be a resounding no.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationA Child's Right to a Healthy Environment
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2010

Keywords

  • Cooperative Learning
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Spiritual Development
  • Asset Accumulation

Disciplines

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

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