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Leistyna, Joseph A. – Children Today, 1978
Briefly discusses the establishment of a community-based child protection team for working with abused and neglected rural children in a county of 18,000 people. Lists five resources for advocacy groups to contact. (BR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Pilot Projects
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Children Today, 1987
Reviews publications and programs on issues such as meeting infant care needs, agriculture in the classroom, employers' involvement with child care, guidance for parents of sexually assaulted children, introduction to the criminal justice system, and the effects of sexual or physical abuse on children. (SO)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Child Abuse, Childhood Needs, Courts
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Cottle, Thomas J. – Children Today, 1990
A children's social health index calculated from six aspects of social health indicates that the social health of children is deteriorating in the areas of infant mortality, child abuse, child poverty, teenage suicide, and high school dropouts. (SH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Dropout Rate, Drug Abuse
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Besharov, Douglas J. – Children Today, 1975
Calls for coordination of existing community structures in combination with the creation of broad-based public support as ways of providing needed child abuse services efficiently, effectively and compassionately. (ED)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Community Resources
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Van Stolk, Mary – Children Today, 1976
Discusses the prevalence and causes for the physical abuse of women by men, considered a topic requiring investigation. (ED)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Congenital Impairments, Family Problems
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Ayoub, Catherine; Pfeifer, Donald R. – Children Today, 1977
Describes a program to prevent infant abuse and neglect through the identification of infants at risk. (SB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Community Health Services, Early Childhood Education
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Rondon, Nayda – Children Today, 1986
Describes KID-ABILITY, the sexual abuse prevention program of the Girls' Club of America, now being expanded to other youth-serving organizations nationwide, which aims to increase children's self-esteem and confidence, and help children learn how to assess and obtain help in problem situations. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Nonprofit Organizations
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Dean, Dorothey – Children Today, 1979
Defines emotional abuse as a chronic attitude or act on the part of a parent or a caretaker that is detrimental to, or prevents the development of, a positive self-image in the child. Presents several illustrative cases. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Childhood Needs, Emotional Problems
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Lima, Lorraine; Seliger, Jerome – Children Today, 1990
Describes a program designed to help families care for their medically fragile infants and children in their homes, thus preventing the need for protective services involvement. (PCB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Health, Disabilities
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Cohn, Anne Harris; And Others – Children Today, 1975
An evaluation of a 3-year child abuse program, involving 11 demonstration centers, had two major objectives: (1) to test different strategies for tackling the child abuse problem and (2) to study carefully the successes and failures of the various projects. (CS)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
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Tatara, Toshio; And Others – Children Today, 1986
Describes a family-based program in Philadelphia, the Supportive Child Adult Network (SCAN), which offers a wide range of treatment approaches to strengthen high risk families. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Family Programs
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Gentry, Theartice; Brisbane, Frances Larry – Children Today, 1982
Discusses a community-based child abuse prevention program successfully operating for the past three years in the borough of Queens in New York City. (MP)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Action, Delivery Systems, Parent Education
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Bondy, Debra; And Others – Children Today, 1990
Mental health services in New York City help first-time foster care children acquire ego skills needed for adjustment to foster care. Small-group, focused sessions help children deal with separation, abuse, neglect, and placement. Small-group sessions for foster parent participation are also arranged. Results of this approach have been positive.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Foster Care
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Winter, Metta – Children Today, 1994
Describes the Community Lifelines project, one of nine demonstration projects funded by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. The program provides opportunities for parents to build networks that will provide support and improve parenting skills. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Parent Education
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Besharov, Douglas J. – Children Today, 1987
Provides policy guidelines for state and local officials, professionals, and child advocates seeking to improve the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect. (BB)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
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