Why school is important: It's more than education. Issue 5 (10th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Knopf, Alison
• Is Part Of: Brown University child and adolescent behavior letter. Volume 35:Issue 5(2019)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 2
• Publication Date: 2019-04-10
• Subjects: Behavior disorders in children -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in adolescence -- Periodicals; Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; Adolescent psychiatry -- Periodicals; Developmental disabilities -- Periodicals; 618.928905
• DOI: 10.1002/cbl.30382
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-1073

Abstract

Abstract : Most parents know that school is an important part of their children's education. But new research has shown that it's also a part of good health. About 13% of students across the United States miss 15 or more days of school a year. Chronic absenteeism makes children more at risk for poor long‐term health outcomes, according to research published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.