Why more grandparents are raising their grandchildren
Millions of American children are being cared for by grandparents. To honor Grandparents Day we ask: What are the social and health impacts of this often unexpected turn of events?
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Why more grandparents are raising their grandchildren
Almost three million American children are being cared for by grandparents. To honor Grandparents Day we ask: what are the social and health impacts of this often unexpected turn of events?
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Dean and Professor of Social Work, Byrdine F Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions., Georgia State University
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Associate Dean and Chief Academic Officer for Nursing and Director, Project Healthy Grandparents, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University
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Research Fellow in Social Policy, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics and SocioTechnical Studies, School of ICT., Griffith University
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Reader in Social Policy, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Anthropology, Durham University
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ESRC Research Fellow, Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Studies, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
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