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Childhood Adversity and Developmental Effects: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being, and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries

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Escueta, M; Whetten, K; Ostermann, J; O’Donnell, K
January 1, 2015

The plight of orphansa and abandoned children (OAC) is an increasing global problem that is particularly pervasive in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa [1]. Improving the educational attainment of the 153 million orphans and other vulnerable children worldwide is a key goal for development policymakers and practitioners. International declarations such as the Millennium Development Goals and the Education for All Movement indicate that the educational attainment of vulnerable children has become a global priority. Most recently, the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS targeted increases in school attendance of orphans as an important and measureable indicator of progress [2].

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9781771881104

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January 1, 2015

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Escueta, M., Whetten, K., Ostermann, J., & O’Donnell, K. (2015). Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being, and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries. In Childhood Adversity and Developmental Effects: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives (pp. 241–267). https://doi.org/10.1201/b18372
Escueta, M., K. Whetten, J. Ostermann, and K. O’Donnell. “Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being, and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries.” In Childhood Adversity and Developmental Effects: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives, 241–67, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1201/b18372.
Escueta M, Whetten K, Ostermann J, O’Donnell K. Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being, and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries. In: Childhood Adversity and Developmental Effects: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives. 2015. p. 241–67.
Escueta, M., et al. “Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being, and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries.” Childhood Adversity and Developmental Effects: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives, 2015, pp. 241–67. Scopus, doi:10.1201/b18372.
Escueta M, Whetten K, Ostermann J, O’Donnell K. Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being, and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries. Childhood Adversity and Developmental Effects: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives. 2015. p. 241–267.
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DOI

ISBN

9781771881104

Publication Date

January 1, 2015

Start / End Page

241 / 267