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Halfon, Neal; Raley, Gordon A. – Child Welfare, 1995
Reviews "Health Care Reform and Child Welfare" (DeWoody) on addressing the needs of abused and neglected children; and "Deadly Consequences" (Prothrow-Stith and Weissman) on the violence destroying the teenage population and ways to begin solving the problem. (HTH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
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Simms, Mark D.; Halfon, Neal – Child Welfare, 1994
Reviews the unique health care needs of children in the out-of-home care system and the standards developed over the past decade to deliver comprehensive health care services to this population. Raises key policy and practice questions for each standard to facilitate effective implementation of recommendations makes suggestions for future research…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Foster Care
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Shulman, Donald A.; Athey, Mary – Child Welfare, 1993
Describes Youth Emergency Services (YES), an experimental project in Rochester, New York, which coordinates county agencies and resources to treat children and their families in mental crises. Several case vignettes illustrate the enhanced coordination which results from the YES system. (MM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Crisis Intervention
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Goffin, Stacie G.; Myers, Marguerite – Child Welfare, 1991
A national survey identified key elements of post-1980 position papers on the health, education, and welfare of children up to eight years old. Content analysis revealed consistent themes and a consensus of professional thought on recommended responses to concerns voiced in the position papers. Survey results revealed the need for expansion and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Content Analysis
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Silver, Judith; DiLorenzo, Paul; Zukoski, Margaret; Ross, Patricia E.; Amster, Barbara J.; Schlegel, Diane – Child Welfare, 1999
Describes a collaborative, multidisciplinary developmental follow-up program for infants and toddlers who have been in out-of-home care. The program builds on the community-based family support model described in the Family to Family Foster Care Reform Initiative. Highlights the children's health and developmental status and program effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Child Health, Child Welfare