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Download full textAnnie E. Casey Foundation, 2005
This essay, taken from the 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book, examines four employment barriers that policymakers and others consider among the most difficult to overcome: substance abuse, domestic violence, a history of incarceration, and depression. These burdens can diminish a person's motivation and ability to find work. Furthermore, they can make it…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Substance Abuse, Family Violence
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2005
Clearly, the issues in this year's KIDS COUNT Data Book essay represent some of the most formidable barriers facing parents who are trying to connect to the workforce. Substance abuse, domestic violence, prior incarceration, and depression can potentially paralyze even the most eager and enterprising parents and jeopardize the economic security…
Descriptors: Poverty, Low Income Groups, Justice, Social Indicators
