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Texas State Dept. of Public Welfare, Austin. – 1976
The 14 articles serve to promote interaction among Department of Public Welfare staff, judges, attorneys, and other persons or groups working in the area of child abuse and protective services in Texas and to clarify the law and procedure in this area. Included are the following titles and authors: "Perspectives of Child Abuse and Child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Services
Download full textDennis-Small, Lucretia – 1986
Described in this process evaluation are the first-year efforts to provide a specialized staff within the Bexar County District Attorney's Office, San Antonio, Texas, to perform advocacy functions for abused and neglected children involved in cases going through the criminal justice system. The report discusses how well the staff met the three…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Formative Evaluation
Dennis-Small, Lucretia – 1986
This annual report describes the Interagency Child Abuse Network (ICAN) Project, a joint venture of the Texas Department of Human Services and the Alamo Area Council of Governments in Bexar County. The goal of the ICAN Project was to establish a network of agencies in the county that could develop a team approach to handling child abuse cases. The…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Community Programs, Coordination
Texas State Dept. of Human Resources, Austin. Office of Programs. – 1984
The Coordinated Approach to Investigations and Information-Sharing (CAIIS) Project conducted research to clarify roles and responsibilities for investigating child abuse and neglect in 24-hour facilities. The goal of the project was to develop, refine, and disseminate model guidelines for investigating institutional child abuse and neglect reports…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Crisis Intervention, Guidelines
Anderson, Jeffrey; And Others – 1987
Because increased need for child protective services exceeded the Texas Department of Human Services' capacity for timely response, a 2-year Case Decision Project was implemented with the aim of applying automation to parts of the case investigation process. The project produced a Case Investigation Decision Support System with two sections: a…
Descriptors: Automation, Child Abuse, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Texas State Dept. of Human Resources, Austin. – 1983
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 93-247 as amended) provides financial assistance for, among other purposes, demonstration programs aimed at prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. To encourage innovative approaches to identifying, treating, and preventing child abuse at the community level, the Texas…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Coordination
Texas State Dept. of Human Resources, Austin. – 1983
This evaluation report describes programs funded by the Texas Department of Human Resources to develop and implement child abuse and neglect services. Yearly evaluation reports and other related information are included for each of the seven programs funded. In addition to this basic information, the evaluation of the Special Investigative…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Coordination
Dennis-Small, Lucretia – 1985
This process evaluation of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Project describes the efforts of the project director and 10 regional liaisons to develop a statewide philosophy on prevention and an operational plan for directing resources in Texas toward primary and secondary prevention of child abuse and neglect. A survey was used to gather…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Literature Reviews, National Surveys
McDaniel, Garry – 1986
The goal of the Case Decision Project (CDP) was to develop a method to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of program management in child protective services in Texas. At the onset of the project, workers across the state had no uniform method of obtaining case information. Therefore, an automated case investigation system was developed.…
Descriptors: Automation, Caseworker Approach, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Larson, Oscar W., III – 1987
This report summarizes accomplishments of the ESCAPE (Eastern Stream Child Abuse Prevention and Education) Project over its final two years and identifies products developed under its auspices during this period. An introduction describes the project which was initiated in 1982 to establish and reduce the incidence of child maltreatment in the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Interstate Programs
Dennis-Small, Lucretia; Washburn, Kerry – 1986
This two-year project demonstrated a model for preventing the removal of children from their homes, with the aim of reducing both the number of children entering foster care and the number of families recycled through the child protective services system. The project was a joint effort by the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) Region 11…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Texas State Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Austin. – 1989
The report provides a comprehensive review of child abuse and neglect concerns in Texas and offers a variety of recommendations. Data on the extent of the problem indicate that the need for treatment services has outstripped available resources. The direct and indirect costs of untreated child abuse are estimated. The joint study committee…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Cost Effectiveness
Dennis-Small, Lucretia – 1986
This final report is a process evaluation of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Project describing the efforts to develop a statewide philosophy and an operational plan in Texas toward primary and secondary prevention of child abuse and neglect. Discussion focuses on the background and origin of the project, first and second year operations…
Descriptors: Administrators, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Involvement
Chavez, David X.; Washburn, Kerry J. – 1986
The impact evaluation of the Children's Antivictimization Education Project (CAVE) showed that education programs conducted in English and Spanish enhance young children's potential for avoiding victimization. Children who experienced English K-3 and 4-6 programs showed significant gains in knowledge about victimization and strategies for staying…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Cultural Differences, Elementary School Students
Hormuth, Pamela – 1997
This Kids Count fact book describes services that are designed to protect the health, education, and safety of children in each county in Texas. It begins with a brief overview of each service program, describing the services, giving eligibility requirements, and analyzing regional differences in service provision across the state. The overview is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Breakfast Programs, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
