In our journal Anti-Poverty, a special issue is calling for papers about anti-poverty policies for children and adolescent.

Poverty is recognized as a risk factor for many of the problems experienced by children and young people. Evidence from different policies suggests that children growing up in low-income households experience social and health conditions that put them at risk of later problems in learning, employment and behavior. Indeed, the adverse effects of poverty are evident in all substantive policy areas.

Children are poor because they live in poor families or communities. Therefore, a major goal of anti-poverty policies is to break down the poverty resources of parents or caregivers with disadvantaged children as a result. To achieve this goal, some anti-poverty policies and programs provide material supports to parents. Other anti-poverty measures provide resources and opportunities directly to children. The evidence suggests that the specific objectives of social policy should not be an “either/or” proposition or strategy. It said, research suggests that it is important to both support low-income parents and promote the well-being of children.

Anti-poverty policies for children are the main theme we will discuss in this issue. We also want to examine the risk and protective factors associated with children and adolescent poverty. Key income assistance and income maintenance policies for children and families are the main themes we want to talk about as well.

the risk factors associated with children and adolescent poverty, the protective factors of children and adolescent poverty, key income assistance, income maintenance policies for children and families, education policies for children in poverty, etc.