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March 9, 2006 Many children growing up in troubled public housing face special challenges that put them at higher risk of developmental delays, teen parenthood, academic failure, and more. Evidence shows that moving to less distressed communities can benefit children in important ways, particularly when support services keep in mind the social networks that are lost in the process. Panelists discusses the positive and negative results of relocation, the community-building strategies these programs rely on, and policies that can improve diffusion of low-income families into better neighborhoods.
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