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Programs That Work, from the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities. RAND Tool
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Kilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Characteristics of Youths with Hearing Loss Admitted to Substance Abuse Treatment
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Titus, Janet C.; Schiller, James A.; Guthmann, Debra – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2008
The purpose of this study is to provide a profile of youths with hearing loss admitted to substance abuse treatment facilities. Intake data on 4,167 youths (28% female; 3% reporting a hearing loss) collected via the Global Appraisal of Individual Need-I assessment was used for the analyses. Information on demographics, environmental…
Descriptors: Individual Needs, Substance Abuse, Hearing Impairments, Drinking
Children on Child Protective Service Caseloads: Prevalence and Nature of Serious Emotional Disturbance.
Trupin, Eric W.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1993
A multivariate, criterion-referenced approach was used to assess prevalence of serious emotional disturbance among children on protective service case loads. Of 140 recipients of protective services, 72% were statistically indistinguishable from children in Washington State's most intensive mental health treatment programs. School problems,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Emotional, Behavioral, and HIV Risks Associated with Sexual Abuse among Adult Homosexual and Bisexual Men.
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Bartholow, Bradford N.; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
Interviews with 1,001 adult homosexual and bisexual men found that sexual abuse in childhood was significantly associated with mental health counseling and hospitalization, psychoactive substance use, depression, suicidal thought or actions, social support, sexual identity development, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) risk behavior, and risk of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Bisexuality, Child Abuse
Onset of Physical Abuse and Neglect: Psychiatric, Substance Abuse, and Social Risk Factors from Prospective Community Data.
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Chaffin, Mark; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
Data from the National Institute for Mental Health's Epidemiologic Catchment Areas Survey followed 7,103 parents who denied physical abuse/neglect of their children in Wave I but admitted it in Wave II, 1 year later. Social and demographic variables were limited predictors of maltreatment, while substance abuse disorders and depression were…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Depression (Psychology)
Parental Substance Abuse as a Predictor of Child Maltreatment Re-Reports.
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Wolock, Isabel; Magura, Stephen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
A two-year study of 239 families comprising both substance-abusing and nonsubstance-abusing parents found parental substance abuse greatly increased the likelihood of poorer family functioning and re-reports for maltreatment to the child protection services. The findings support the need for including parental substance abuse in risk assessment…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Evaluation Methods
Social Factors in Relation to Physical Abuse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kasim, Mohd Sham; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
This report details demographic factors associated with 119 cases of physical child abuse occurring in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Findings address severity of abuse, age factors, perpetrator characteristics, family social class, family problems, psychological disorders, and substance abuse. (DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Demography
Dimensions of Being "At-Risk": Children and Youth in Rural Environments.
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Bull, Kay Sather; Garrett, Marta – 1989
This bibliography of 185 books, journal articles, government and private agency reports, literature reviews, and conference papers was prepared for the "At-Risk" Task Force of the American Council on Rural Special Education. The general problem is one of children and youth who are placed, by the actions of self or others, in situations where they…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect