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Knitzer, Jane; Bernard, Stanley – 1997
This report examines the potential impact of federal welfare legislation, Public Law 104-193, The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, on vulnerable families already in or at risk of entering the child welfare/child protection systems. The report includes an overview of the challenges states face; questions for state…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Children
Petit, Michael R.; Curtis, Patrick A. – 1997
This report provides a comprehensive portrait of America's most vulnerable children and families, gathered as a quick reference to national and state data on the U.S. child welfare system. Data were derived from the Child Welfare League of America's 1996 State Survey of Child Welfare and from U.S. Government agencies and other national sources.…
Descriptors: Adoption, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Download full textFlorida State Mental Health Inst., Tampa. – 1996
Why, despite society's common understanding of the problems of children, have individuals failed to act decisively and powerfully to bring them security and hope? This report, which includes articles excerpted and adapted from presentations and discussions at a 1996 symposium, addresses this question. After an introduction by Rosalynn Carter, the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Child Advocacy, Child Development
