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Unemployment and its Effect on Children

Unemployment and its Effect on Children
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  • Unemployment and its Effect on Children
  • Duration: 01:12
  • A BBC survey has revealed that children aged six to 12 are increasingly worried about the credit crunch, with 61 percent of the children questioned saying that they had been affected by the recession in some way. Shaun talks frankly about how his life at home has changed since his dad became unemployed. This BBC News clip is published as part of BBC News Online and was first broadcast in April 2009. Please note this clip is only available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    Society Health and Development

       Topic:

    Patient Centred Health

  • Keywords: mental health, life events, lifestyle, social care, multi-agency
Ideas for use in class
  • Research into the effects on the family of short- and longterm unemployment. Multi-agency working – who might be involved in providing help and support to Shaun and his family?
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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