Improvement needed in children's well-being. (Center for Families and the Cooperative Extension Service at Purdue Univ reports on poor quality of life for children in the US)(Brief Article)
From: USA Today (Magazine)
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Date: 8/1/1996
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The Center for Families and the Cooperative Extension Service at Purdue University have compiled 10 data "snapshots" that give a dark picture of how children are being treated in America. "People assume that our nation is the world's leader in everything, and in many areas that's true," explains Susan Kontos, director of the center and professor of child development. "It's true for the military; it's true for higher education; but it's not true at all for child-related issues. In ...
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