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Peer reviewedDoss, C. Bradley; Idleman, Lynda S. – Child Welfare, 1994
To eliminate mishandling of child abuse cases caused by a lack of interagency cooperation, the state of Georgia mandated that formal interagency committees be established. This article discusses the committees' activity levels and changes in organizational patterns brought about by the committee system. Offers insight into how nonfunded mandates…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedBrown, Annie Woodley; Bailey-Etta, Barbara – Child Welfare, 1997
Examines the nature of the crisis in child welfare, and how poverty and an array of social problems, as well as problems specific to the child welfare system, increased the overrepresentation of African American children and families in the out-of-home care system. Also discusses implications for child welfare practice and advocacy. (MOK)
Descriptors: Black Family, Blacks, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
