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Drug-Endangered Children Need a Collaborative Community Response
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Altshuler, Sandra J. – Child Welfare, 2005
The United States is facing an epidemic of the use of methamphetamine drugs. Child welfare has not yet addressed the needs of the children living in so-called "meth homes." These children are endangered not only from the chemicals involved, but also from parental abuse and neglect. Communities are recognizing the need for interagency…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Child Welfare, Agency Cooperation
The International Transfer of Foster Parent Selection and Preparation Technology: The Example of The Netherlands and the United States.
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Pagee, Ron van; And Others – Child Welfare, 1991
Contacts between Dutch and American participants at the 1983 Education Conference of the International Foster Care Organization led to the transfer and adaptation of an American foster parent selection and preparation program in The Netherlands. The process of transferring the American technology and the initial impact of the program are…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries, Foster Care
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services: A Case Study of Cross-Service Training
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Morland, Lyn; Duncan, Julianne; Hoebing, Joyce; Kirschke, Juanita; Schmidt, Laura – Child Welfare, 2005
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS), a public-private partnership between the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, provides national technical assistance to public child welfare. After a series of "community…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Refugees, Child Welfare, Social Services