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Journal Article

Aug 16, 2019

Leave Policies and Practice for Non-Traditional Families

This policy memo provides an overview of the extent to which non-traditional families are taken into account by Member States in developing family leave policies.
Journal Article

Jan 1, 2007

Guardianship Planning Among HIV-infected Parents in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample

The purpose of this work was to determine the rates and predictors of guardianship planning and preferred guardians among HIV-infected parents.
Report

Jan 1, 1978

Early Adolescent Childbearing: Some Further Notes.

Teenage pregnancy has been on the rise in America since the mid-sixties. The growing number of births occurring to adolescents, especially to 14- and 15-year-old girls, foreshadows serious and far-reaching consequences for society. Whereas many tee...
Report

Jan 1, 1977

Early adolescent childbearing: some social implications

Reviews current research findings on teenage pregnancies that indicate illegitimacy may be increasingly concentrated in the teenage years, and discusses the implications for mothers, children, and society. Adolescents who are sexually active are act...
Report

Jan 1, 1977

Where have all the children gone?: the adoption market today

The number of children adopted has declined since 1970, suggesting that the pool of children available had decreased. Adoption by relatives remains almost constant, and currently represents the majority of adoptions. As a result, adoption by unrelate...