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Download full textTexas Univ., Austin. School of Social Work. – 1995
This Kids Count report presents a brief demographic analysis of preventable child deaths in Texas. The analysis integrates quantitative and qualitative information on accidents, homicides, and suicides, with data on deaths from disease and other causes to compare different age groupings, ethnic groups, and time periods. Texas Department of Health…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC. – 1991
Family violence is a widespread problem; research has shown multiple factors are associated with family violence. Types of family violence include spouse abuse; elder abuse and neglect; child abuse and neglect; parent abuse; and sibling abuse. There are three types of spouse abuse: physical abuse, sexual violence, and psychological/emotional…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Elder Abuse
Bankowski, Z., Ed.; Carballo, M., Ed. – 1985
This document provides highlights and recommendations of a conference on battered children and child abuse sponsored by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) and the World Health Organization (WHO). In a discussion of the nature of the child abuse problem, the history of child maltreatment is briefly reviewed and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Definitions
Iowa Kids Count Initiative, Des Moines. – 1995
This statistical report examines trends in children's well-being in Iowa. Data are based on eight indicators: (1) infant mortality rate; (2) percent of births with low birth weight; (3) birth rates to teenagers age 16 to 17 years; (4) percent of all births to unmarried teenagers; (5) child abuse and neglect rates; (6) percent of students entering…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Benchmarking, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
Idaho KIDS COUNT Project, Boise. – 1995
This Kids Count data book examines county and statewide trends of Idaho children's well-being. The statistical profile is based on 14 indicators: (1) children under age 18 in poverty; (2) children in single parent families; (3) births with adequate prenatal care; (4) infant mortality rate; (5) births to mothers age 10 to 19 without prenatal care;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health
Alaska Univ., Anchorage. Inst. of Social and Economic Research. – 1996
This statistical report examines findings on 15 indicators of children's well-being in Alaska: (1) percent of births with low birth weight; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child poverty rate; (4) children in single parent families; (5) births to teenagers age 15 to 17; (6) teen (age 16 to 19) high school dropout rate; (7) teens not in school and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
