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Choosing Advocacy. Occasional Paper Series 21
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Matt, Megan; Morrison, Danielle – Bank Street College of Education, 2008
Two articles comprise this publication. In "Beyond the Story-Book Ending: Literature for Young Children About Parental Estrangement and Loss," Megan Matt analyzes over 30 books for young children on the topics of abandonment, estrangement, divorce, and foster care. She observes that this loss might appear as an event within the story or…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Private Schools, Civil Rights, Social Action
Permanence Revisited--Some Practice Dilemmas.
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Smith, Sheila – Adoption & Fostering, 1995
Examines effective permanence planning for children, focusing on the British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) strategy. Cites the importance of maintaining children with their birth families, while recognizing that some children remain too long in damaging family settings. Examines the issues of child attachment and contact. Calls for an…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries
The Wisdom of Solomon: Cutting the Cord That Harms.
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DeBettencourt, Kathleen B. – Children Today, 1990
Discusses some of the legal questions raised when infants and children of drug-abusing mothers are exposed to crack. Courts have generally moved in a punitive direction against these mothers although some critics warn against intervention that is too fast. Foster care system has been overwhelmed by these difficult cases, and many child welfare…
Descriptors: Adults, Court Litigation, Drug Abuse, Drug Legislation
The Development of Policy Recommendations to Address Individual and Family Needs of Infants and Young Children Affected by Family Substance Use.
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Poulsen, Marie Kanne – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1994
Twenty-one recommendations addressing 11 topics related to the needs of infants and young children in substance-abusing families were generated as a result of 2 meetings of experts, practitioners, and policymakers in California. Recommendations cover terminology, prevention, assessment, early intervention, family treatment, foster care, family…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods, Family Problems, Financial Support
Crack Children in Foster Care: Re-examining the Balance between Children's Rights and Parent's Rights.
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Besharov, Douglas J.; LI. M., J. D. – Children Today, 1990
Discusses the effect that fetal exposure to cocaine and other drugs is having on infants and small children. Disputes the most widely cited estimate of the numbers of crack babies. Calls for restructuring foster care, group home placement, adoption, and general social welfare provision. Termination of parental rights is difficult but probably…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
Prenatal Substance Abuse: An Overview of the Problem.
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Gittler, Josephine; McPherson, Dr. Merle – Children Today, 1990
Discusses the alarming rise in numbers of infants perinatally exposed to illegal drugs, including crack and cocaine. Schools must provide more services for these babies. Service delivery systems should be developed and coordinated to help these babies. (GH)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Abuse, Cocaine, Crack
Perinatal Substance Abuse: What's Best for the Children?
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Poulsen, Marie Kanne – 1991
This report, which is based on the work of the Perinatal Substance Exposure Think Tanks, establishes priorities for statewide services in California to young children who are prenatally exposed to alcohol and drugs. Although the report focuses on the developmental needs of children, it also examines efforts to provide prevention and treatment…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention