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Psychology and Public Policy Affecting Children, Youth, and Families.
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Takanishi, Ruby; And Others – American Psychologist, 1983
Stresses that the psychological community should be involved in shaping public policy for children, youth, and families who will be adversely affected by proposed Federal budget cuts in social programs. Summarizes issues discussed in the articles that follow in the same volume. (MJL)
Descriptors: Children, Government Role, Policy Formation, Psychologists
Federal Policies for Research on Children.
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Kiesler, Sara B. – American Psychologist, 1979
Lists federal agencies which sponsor research on children, indicating types of research sponsored and expenditures in 1977. Analyzes needs and trends in research on children and reviews the history of federal involvement in such research. (GC)
Descriptors: Agencies, Children, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Adoption of Children with Special Needs: A National Perspective.
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Hardy, Dorcas R. – American Psychologist, 1984
The Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services (DHHS) highlights Federal legislation and involvement in the field of adoption and foster care, with a focus on handicapped children. Private sector involvement is also discussed. (CMG)
Descriptors: Adoption, Children, Disabilities, Federal Government
Research, Policy, and the Federal Role in Prevention Initiatives for Children.
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Ripple, Carol H.; Zigler, Edward – American Psychologist, 2003
Reviews five federal policy-based initiatives for children and families (Project Head Start; lead poisoning prevention; Medicaid; Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children; and Earned Income Tax Credit), discussing aspects of federal prevention program design, implementation, policy, and research. (Contains references.) (SM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Children, Federal Programs
Mental Health Services to Children and Adolescencts: A National View of Public Policies.
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Knitzer, Jane – American Psychologist, 1984
Summarizes and discusses the implications of a recent national study of public policies affecting the delivery of mental health services to disturbed children and adolescents. Discusses fiscal, administrative, and service inadequacies as well as innovative programming and policy efforts. Addresses implications for the policymaking and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Federal Government, Government Role
Translating Research Into Policy for Children: The Private Foundation Experience.
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Brim, Orville G., Jr.; Dustan, Jane – American Psychologist, 1983
Examines obstacles to research utilization in social policy development. Describes efforts of the Foundation for Child Development to link research and policy in such activities as supporting research for policy and practice, creating new services for children, child advocacy, and encouraging private and public sector collaboration in child…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Development, Child Welfare, Children
From "Boys Town" to "Oliver Twist": Separating Fact from Fiction in Welfare Reform and Out-of-Home Placement of Children and Youth.
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Shealy, Craig N. – American Psychologist, 1995
A description of the rationale for responding to welfare reform is followed by an overview of orphanages and child and youth care workers. A therapeutic parent model of reform is presented, and welfare reform proposals are evaluated in the model's context. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Foster Care, Government Role, Models
The Right to a Family Environment for Children with Disabilities.
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Weisz, Victoria; Tomkins, Alan J. – American Psychologist, 1996
In light of social science research that indicates substantial psychological benefits for children with disabilities who can remain with their families, and in the context of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is argued that the Federal government should maintain programs that make staying at home possible. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Rights, Civil Rights, Disabilities
Building Bridges: Psychologists and Families of the Mentally Ill.
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Backer, Thomas E.; Richardson, Donald – American Psychologist, 1989
The role of psychologists in helping families of the one in five Americans suffering from mental illness is described. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill has been active in bridge building between psychologists and families through enhanced communication and improvements in support systems. An agenda of 15 recommendations for further…
Descriptors: Children, Crisis Intervention, Family Counseling, Family Involvement